Diagnosis and treatment of ankyloglossia and tied maxillary fraenum in infants using Er:YAG and 1064 diode lasers

European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-112

  Kotlow, L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ankylogossia; Infants; Lasers

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIODE LASER; HUMAN; INFANT; LIP; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SOLID STATE LASER; TONGUE;

BREAST FEEDING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABIAL FRENUM; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LINGUAL FRENUM; MAXILLA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TONGUE;

EID: 79959621446     PISSN: 18186300     EISSN: 19969805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03262789     Document Type: Article

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