Laser Activation of Endodontic Irrigants with Improved Conical Laser Fiber Tips for Removing Smear Layer in the Apical Third of the Root Canal

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1524-1527

  George, Roy ^a   Meyers, Ian A ^a   Walsh, Laurence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dentin ablation; erbium lasers; laser dentistry; smear layer

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CETRIMIDE; CHELATING AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EDETIC ACID; EDTAC; GLASS FIBER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID STATE LASER; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CETRIMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHELATING AGENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; EDETIC ACID; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OPTICAL FIBERS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 56249086425     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.08.029     Document Type: Article

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