Effect of low-level laser therapy on dental pain induced by separator force in orthodontic treatment

Dental Research Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 647-651

  Abtahi, Seyed Mostafa ^a   Mousavi, Seyed Amir ^b   Shafaee, Hooman ^c   Tanbakuchi, Behrad ^c  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Low level laser therapy; orthodontics; pain; separator

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007015859     PISSN: 17353327     EISSN: 20080255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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