The mechanism of er:yag laser induced ablation of dental hard substances

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 1880, Issue , 1993, Pages 156-162

  Hibst, Raimund ^a   Keller, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; AIR; HYDROXYAPATITE; LASER ABLATION; TISSUE; VETERINARY MEDICINE; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

EFFECTIVE MATERIALS; FAST PHOTOGRAPHY; INHOMOGENOUS DISTRIBUTION; MICRO EXPLOSION; RADIANT EXPOSURE; THERMALLY DRIVEN; THRESHOLD ENERGY DENSITY; TISSUE SURFACE;

DENTAL CUTTING TOOLS;

EID: 85076422041     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.148318     Document Type: Conference Paper

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