ZA843159B - Apparatus and method for providing direct cool beam incident light on dental targets - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for providing direct cool beam incident light on dental targets

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Publication number
ZA843159B
ZA843159B ZA843159A ZA843159A ZA843159B ZA 843159 B ZA843159 B ZA 843159B ZA 843159 A ZA843159 A ZA 843159A ZA 843159 A ZA843159 A ZA 843159A ZA 843159 B ZA843159 B ZA 843159B
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South Africa
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incident light
beam incident
providing direct
direct cool
dental
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ZA843159A
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English (en)
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Donald I Gonser
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Dentsply Int Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C19/00—Dental auxiliary appliances
    • A61C19/003—Apparatus for curing resins by radiation
    • A61C19/004—Hand-held apparatus, e.g. guns
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4298—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements coupling with non-coherent light sources and/or radiation detectors, e.g. lamps, incandescent bulbs, scintillation chambers

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Dentistry (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Dental Tools And Instruments Or Auxiliary Dental Instruments (AREA)
  • Laser Surgery Devices (AREA)
  • Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
ZA843159A 1983-05-06 1984-04-27 Apparatus and method for providing direct cool beam incident light on dental targets ZA843159B (en)

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US06/492,286 US4836782A (en) 1983-05-06 1983-05-06 Method for providing direct cool beam incident light on dental target

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US (1) US4836782A (de)
EP (1) EP0125558A3 (de)
JP (1) JPS6090551A (de)
AU (1) AU2768884A (de)
BR (1) BR8402090A (de)
CA (1) CA1258448A (de)
ZA (1) ZA843159B (de)

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EP0125558A3 (de) 1985-06-12
EP0125558A2 (de) 1984-11-21

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