Visualization of irrigant flow and cavitation induced by Er:YAG laser within a root canal model

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 839-843

  Matsumoto, Himeka ^a   Yoshimine, Yoshito ^a   Akamine, Akifumi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Er: YAG laser; irrigant flow; root canal; visualization

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FLOW KINETICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBUBBLE; PHOTOGRAPHY; SOLID STATE LASER; TIME; TOOTH PULP; VOLATILIZATION;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MICROBUBBLES; PHOTOGRAPHY; RHEOLOGY; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILIZATION; WATER;

EID: 79957464874     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2011.02.035     Document Type: Article

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