Tooth desensitization with an Er:YAG laser: In vitro microscopical observation and a case report

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-142

  Badran, Zahi ^a,c   Boutigny, Hervé ^b   Struillou, Xavier ^a,c   Baroth, Serge ^c   Laboux, Olivier ^a,c   Soueidan, Assem ^a,c  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Faculty of Dental Surgery   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Dentinal hypersensitivity; Desensitization; Er:YAG; Laser

Indexed keywords

ELMEX; MOUTHWASH; TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PAIN; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; DENTIN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID STATE LASER; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DENTIN; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD;

EID: 79952279436     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-010-0835-4     Document Type: Article

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