Compositional and morphological changes of human dentin after Er:YAG laser irradiation

International Congress Series

Volumn 1248, Issue C, 2003, Pages 143-152

  Lee, Bor Shiunn ^a   Hung, Yu Lin ^a   Lan, Wan Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Composition; Dentin; Er:YAG laser; Morphology

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007456276     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(02)01299-2     Document Type: Article

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