Possibility of root canal preparation by Er:YAG laser

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Inamoto, Kyoko ^a   Horiba, Naoki ^a   Senda, Shinpei ^a   Naitoh, Munetaka ^a   Ariji, Eiichiro ^a   Senda, Akira ^a   Nakamura, Hiroshi ^a  

^a AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; SOLID STATE LASER;

DENTIN; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER;

EID: 57649228059     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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