A method for rapid measurement of laser ablation rate of hard dental tissue

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 397-402

  Perhavec, T ^a,b   Gorkic A ^a   Bracun D ^a   Diaci, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b FOTONA D D   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Ablation rate; Human enamel dentine laser ablation; Laser triangulation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; CHROMIUM; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DENTISTRY; ENAMELS; ERBIUM; EXTRACTION; GEODESY; HISTOLOGY; LASER ABLATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASERS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SPEED; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSLATION (LANGUAGES); TRIANGULATION;

3-D MODELS; ABLATED VOLUMES; ABLATION RATE; AVAILABLE ENERGIES; CRATER VOLUMES; DENTAL TISSUES; DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERAS; ER ,CR:YSGG LASERS; ER: YAG; ER:YAG LASERS; HUMAN ENAMEL/DENTINE LASER ABLATION; HUMAN MOLAR TOOTH; IN-VITRO; KEY CHARACTERISTICS; LASER PARAMETERS; LASER SHEETS; LASER TRIANGULATION; LASER-PULSE ENERGIES; LINEAR TRANSLATIONS; MEASUREMENT POINTS; OPTICAL TRIANGULATIONS; PULSE ENERGIES; RAPID MEASUREMENTS; TOOTH SURFACES; TRANSLATION STAGES;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 59649126631     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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