Journal of Dentistry
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 62-66 , January 2006

Optimal Er:YAG laser energy for preventing enamel demineralization

  • Jeng-fen Liu

      Affiliations

    • National Yang Ming Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yuanyuan Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074 Singapore
    • ,
  • Hsu Chin-Ying Stephen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074 Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +65 6779 5555x1658; fax: +65 6773 2602.

Received 12 May 2004 ,Revised 15 March 2005 ,Accepted 18 March 2005.

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PII: S0300-5712(05)00094-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2005.03.005

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 62-66 , January 2006

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