Laser induced explosive vapor and cavitation resulting in effective irrigation of the root canal. Part 2: Evaluation of the efficacy

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 520-523

  De Moor, Roeland Jozef Gentil ^a   Blanken, Jan ^b   Meire, Maarten ^a   Verdaasdonk, Rudolf ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absorption; Endodontics; Er,Cr:YSGG; Fiber optics; Laser dentistry; Root canal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; ERBIUM YAG LASER; LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; VAPOR;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 69749104773     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20797     Document Type: Article

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