Histologic study of the effect of laser therapy on bone repair

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 041-048

  Blaya, Diego Segatto ^a   Guimaräes, Micéli Beck ^b   Pozza, Daniel Humberto ^c,d   Weber, Joäo Batista Blessmann ^e   De Oliveira, Marília Gerhardt ^e,f  

^a CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO FRANCISCANO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c Institute of Histology and Embryology   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^f Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul ^*

Author keywords

Bone healing; Bone histology; Lasers; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE REGENERATION; FEMUR; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; WISTAR RAT; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BONE REGENERATION; FEMUR; INFRARED RAYS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 51149110104     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15263711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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