The biologic rationale for the use of lasers in dentistry

Dental Clinics of North America

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 771-794

  Convissar, Robert A ^a,b,c  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b General

^c New York NY 10003 USA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; ENDODONTICS; ENERGY; GINGIVECTOMY; HUMAN; LASER; ORTHODONTICS; PERIODONTICS; REVIEW; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

BIOLOGY; DENTISTRY; HUMANS; JAW; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; MOUTH; PERIODONTIUM; TOOTH;

EID: 4644327905     PISSN: 00118532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2004.06.004     Document Type: Review

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