Wavelength-dependent fibre-optic transillumination of small approximal caries lesions: The use of a dye, and a comparison to bitewing radiography

Caries Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 232-237

  Vaarkamp, J ^a   Ten Bosch, J J ^b   Verdonschot, E H ^a   Huysmans, M C D N J M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bitewing radiography; Caries diagnosis; Dye; Fibre optic transillumination

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FIBER OPTICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

BICUSPID; COLOR; COLORING AGENTS; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; ELECTROMAGNETICS; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; LIGHT; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; TRANSILLUMINATION;

EID: 0030633423     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000262405     Document Type: Article

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