Thermal effects from modified endodontic laser tips used in the apical third of root canals with erbium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet and erbium, chromium-doped yttrium scandium gallium garnet lasers

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-165

  George, Roy ^a   Walsh, Laurence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALVEOLAR BONES; ER ,CR:YSGG LASER; ER: YAG; ERBIUM DOPED; FIBER DESIGN; FIBER TIP; GARNET LASERS; LASER ENERGIES; LASER SYSTEMS; LASER TIP; LASER TREATMENT; NICKEL TITANIUM; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT CELLS; ROOT CANALS; ROOT SURFACES; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; YTTRIUM ALUMINIUM GARNET;

ALUMINUM; CANALS; CHROMIUM; FIBERS; GALLIUM; GARNETS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LASER SAFETY; LIGAMENTS; OPTICAL FIBERS; SCANDIUM; SILICATE MINERALS; THERMOCOUPLES; TITANIUM; YTTRIUM; YTTRIUM ALLOYS;

ERBIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDODONTICS; HEAT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOLID STATE LASER; TOOTH ROOT;

HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 77953948938     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2008.2423     Document Type: Article

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