Erbium lasers in dentistry

Dental Clinics of North America

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1017-1059

  Van As, Glenn ^a  

^a North Vancouver BC V7K 2H4 Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ERBIUM; NEODYMIUM; YTTRIUM;

BIOPHYSICS; BONE TISSUE; CEMENTUM; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL TECHNOLOGY; DENTIN; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; ENAMEL; ENDODONTICS; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FIBROMA; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INFRARED RADIATION; NEODYMIUM LASER; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; REDUCTION; REVIEW; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; ERBIUM; HUMANS; JAW DISEASES; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; MOUTH DISEASES; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 4644303303     PISSN: 00118532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2004.06.001     Document Type: Review

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