Mechano-physical and biophysical properties of power-driven scalers: Driving the future of powered instrument design and evaluation

Periodontology 2000

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-78

  Lea, Simon C ^a   Walmsley, A Damien ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTORY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VIBRATION;

DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL SCALING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; VIBRATION;

EID: 69149087072     PISSN: 09066713     EISSN: 16000757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2009.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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