Visualization and quantification of dentin structure using confocal laser scanning microscopy

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 267-274

  Kimura, Yiuchi ^a   Wilder Smith, Petra ^b   Krasieva, Tatiana B ^b   Arrastia Jitosho, Anna Marie A ^b   Liaw, Lih Huei L ^b   Matsumoto, Koukichi ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental; Dentin tubules; Fluorescent dye; Imaging; Tooth

Indexed keywords

DENTISTRY; DYES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; VISUALIZATION;

CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; DENTIN TUBULES; FLUORESCENT DYE; QUANTIFICATION; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TEETH; ULTRASONICATION;

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031187095     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.275220     Document Type: Article

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