Effect of Nd:YAG Laser Irradiation on the Number of Open Dentinal Tubules and Their Diameter with and without Smear of Graphite: An in Vitro Study

Journal of Lasers in Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 32-39

  Maleki Pour, Mohammad Reza ^a   Birang, Reza ^b   Khoshayand, Maryam ^c   Naghsh, Narges ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c NONE

Author keywords

dentin hypersensitivity; Nd:YAG lasers; scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994515682     PISSN: 20089783     EISSN: 22286721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22037/JLMS.V6I1.6722     Document Type: Article

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