Journal of Dentistry
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 147-151 , May 2002

Vibration characteristics of ultrasonic scalers assessed with scanning laser vibrometry

Received 1 July 2002 ,Revised 20 July 2002 ,Accepted 26 July 2002.

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Journal of Dentistry
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 147-151 , May 2002

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