The effect of wavelength, bandwidth, and probe design and position on assessing the vitality of anterior teeth with laser Doppler flowmetry

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 213-220

  Roebuck, E M ^a   Evans, D J P ^b   Stirrups, D ^b   Strang, R ^a  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DUNDEE DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISOR; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; DENTAL PULP TEST; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCISOR; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOOTH, NONVITAL;

EID: 0034280871     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-263x.2000.00194.x     Document Type: Article

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