Intraoral metal laser welding: A case report

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 303-307

  Fornaini, Carlo ^a,b,c   Vescovi, Paolo ^c   Merigo, Elisabetta ^c   Rocca, Jean Paul ^b   Mahler, Patrick ^b   Bertrand, Caroline ^b   Nammour, Samir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b University Hospital of Nice University of Nice Sophia Antipolis   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intraoral laser welding; Neodymium:Yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser; Prosthesis

Indexed keywords

NEODYMIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CEMENTATION; DENTAL CARE; DIASTEMA; HUMAN; INCISOR; INTRAORAL METAL LASER WELDING; LASER; MALE; ORTHODONTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH BRIDGE; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; UPPER LATERAL INCISOR; WELDING; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTURE; METHODOLOGY; SOLID STATE LASER; TOOTH CROWN;

CROWNS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS; DENTAL SOLDERING; DENTURE, PARTIAL; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949661783     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-009-0702-3     Document Type: Article

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