Effectiveness of the erbium: YAG laser and new design radial and stripped tips in removing the smear layer after root canal instrumentation

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 273-280

  DiVito, E ^a   Peters, O A ^b   Olivi, G ^c  

^a A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

EDTA; Erbium:YAG; Laser; Smear layer

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL PROCEDURE; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERBIUM YAG LASER; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IRRADIATION; LAVAGE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMEAR; STANDARDIZATION; TIME; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SMEAR LAYER; TOOTH ROOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863496886     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-010-0858-x     Document Type: Article

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