TY - BOOK AU - Haythem Samir Abdelkader Moharrum AU - Rabab Mohammed Ibrahim , AU - Tarek Mohammed Ibrahim , AU - Yahia Abdelhamed Badr , TI - Feasibility of using Er; YAG laser tooth preparation on the fracture strength and microleakage of porcelain laminate veneers / PY - 2009/// CY - Cairo : PB - Haythem Samir Abdelkader Moharrum , KW - Er; YAG KW - Laser KW - Tooth preparation N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - National Institute of Laser Enhanced Science - Department of Laser Application in Medical and Biological; Issued also as CD N2 - The Er; YAG laser was proven to successfully ablate enamel. This study was aimed to investigate the applicability of using this laser in preparing the enamel surface for porcelain laminate veneering in comparison with the highspeed handpiece regarding the microleakage and fracture strength loading of the veneers. Seventy human maxillary central incisors extracted were selected ER -