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One-Step Dental Tool (Image 1)
One-Step Dental Tool (Image 1)
To gain better control over the particles used in dental air abrasion technology, Georgia Institute of Technology researcher Shayne Kondor and his colleagues have been experimenting with passive and active flow control techniques commonly used in aerospace engineering. For more information, see the Fall 2003, Georgia Tech Research Horizons article, "Researchers use aerospace technology for one-step dental tool." (Date of Image: 2003) [One of 2 related images. See Next Image.]
Credit: Photo by Gary Meek; courtesy Georgia Tech
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