Nd:YAG laser in caries prevention: A clinical trial

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-35

  Zezell, Denise Maria ^a   Boari, Heloisa Gomes D ^a   Ana, Patricia Aparecida ^a   Eduardo, Carlos De Paula ^b   Powell, Glen Lynn ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental enamel; Enamel demineralization; Fluoride; In vivo study

Indexed keywords

ACIDULATED FLUOROPHOSPHATE; FLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARIES PREVENTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEMINERALIZATION; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENAMEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; NEODYMIUM LASER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 58449089755     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20738     Document Type: Article

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