title: Proper use of Er:YAG lasers and contact sapphire tips when cutting teeth and bone: scientific principles and clinical application.
authors.affiliation: NOMIR Medical Technologies. drericdmd@mindspring.com
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bornstein
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D004867:Equipment Design; D004871:Erbium; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007834:Lasers; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D018462:Photobiology; D011789:Quantum Theory; D014070:Tooth / Q000601:surgery*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D015019:Yttrium
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D014867:Water; D015019:Yttrium; D004871:Erbium; D000537:Aluminum Oxide