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Effects of CO2 laser irradiation on tooth-root cementum.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9515430     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
With the aging of the American population and the endemic problem of gingival recession, patients will inevitably suffer from greater exposure of root surfaces and therefore will be more likely to develop root caries. The treatment of root caries is often frustrating. Traditional biomaterials used for the restoration of enamel caries have been less than satisfactory when margins of a cavity are adjacent to cementum. Although topical fluoride gels, toothpastes, and rinses have been used to prevent or to inhibit the development of root caries, there is a problem of access to the proximal surfaces. Consequently, the development of better methods to facilitate the prevention of root caries has become an important issue in dentistry.
Authors:
C Q Lee; D H Lemire; C M Cobb
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  General dentistry     Volume:  45     ISSN:  0363-6771     ISO Abbreviation:  Gen Dent     Publication Date:    1997 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-03-30     Completed Date:  1998-03-30     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7610466     Medline TA:  Gen Dent     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  276-81     Citation Subset:  D    
Affiliation:
Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City 64108, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Dental Cementum / radiation effects*,  ultrastructure
Hardness Tests
Humans
Lasers*
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Root Caries / prevention & control*
Surface Properties
Tooth Root / radiation effects*

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