Use of the erbium, chromium:yttrium-scandium-gallium-garnet laser on human enamel tissues. Influence of the air-water spray on the laser-tissue interaction: Scanning electron microscope evaluations

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 793-797

  Olivi, Giovanni ^a   Angiero, Francesca ^b   Benedicenti, Stefano ^a   Iaria, Giuseppe ^a   Signore, Antonio ^a   Kaitsas, Vassilios ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enamel; Erbium, chromium:yttrium scandium gallium garnet (Er,Cr:YSGG) laser; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); Surface morphology; Water spray

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR WATER SPRAY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENAMEL; ERBIUM CHROMIUM YSGG LASER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER; MOLAR TOOTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; VAPORIZATION;

AIR; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTAL ENAMEL; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; WATER;

EID: 77957288393     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-009-0689-9     Document Type: Article

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