Temperature elevation on root surfaces during Nd:YAG laser irradiation in root canals

International Congress Series

Volumn 1248, Issue C, 2003, Pages 287-292

  Kobayashi, Kazuyuki ^a   Yamazaki, Yasushi ^a   Tomita, Toshiya ^a   Tsuchida, Mami ^a   Ozawa, Toshiko ^a   Kohno, Atsushi ^a   Arai, Takashi ^a  

^a TSURUMI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infrared thermometer; Intracanal irradiation; Nd:YAG laser; Root surface; Temperature elevation

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349086443     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(02)01328-6     Document Type: Article

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