Dental Materials
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 629-633 , May 2009

Laser surface treatment to improve mechanical properties of cast titanium

  • Ikuya Watanabe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomaterials Science, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 3302 Gaston Ave., Dallas, TX 75246, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 214 370 7006; fax: +1 214 370 7001.
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  • Matthew McBride

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomaterials Science, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 3302 Gaston Ave., Dallas, TX 75246, USA
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  • Phillip Newton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomaterials Science, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 3302 Gaston Ave., Dallas, TX 75246, USA
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  • Kenneth S. Kurtz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, New York University, College of Dentistry, New York, NY 10010, USA

Received 13 October 2008 ,Accepted 14 November 2008.

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PII: S0109-5641(08)00277-7

doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2008.11.006

Dental Materials
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 629-633 , May 2009

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