Welding in the dental office by fiber-delivered laser: A new technique

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 417-423

  Fornaini, Carlo ^a,b,c,d   Bertrand, Caroline ^a   Bonanini, Mauro ^b   Rocca, Jean Paul ^a   Nammour, Sam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; DENTAL SURGERY; EASE OF USE; LASER TRANSMISSION; LASER WELDING; METALLIC ALLOYS; ND: YAG; ORTHODONTIC THERAPY; TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES;

ACRYLICS; DENTAL ORTHOSES; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PROSTHETICS; WELDING; WELDS;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

ALLOY;

ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; CERAMICS; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL FACILITY; DENTAL LASER ETCHING; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTURE; FIBER; FIBER OPTICS; LABORATORY; NEODYMIUM LASER; TECHNIQUE; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; WELDING;

CHILD; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; DENTAL SOLDERING; DENTURE REPAIR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; PALATAL EXPANSION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 67650925220     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2008.2273     Document Type: Article

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