Detection of occlusal caries by laser fluorescence: Basic and clinical investigations

Medical Laser Application

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 205-213

  Hibst, Raimund ^a,c   Paulus, Robert ^a   Lussi, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caries; DIAGNOdent ; Diagnosis; Fluorescence; Laser diode

Indexed keywords

PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIODE LASER; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0034815035     PISSN: 16151615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1615-1615-00024     Document Type: Article

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