Influence of the Pulse Duration of an Er:YAG Laser System on the Ablation Threshold of Dental Enamel
β Scribed by C. Apel; R. Franzen; J. Meister; H. Sarrafzadegan; S. Thelen; N. Gutknecht
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 170 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0268-8921
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