Use of quantitative light-induced fluorescence to monitor tooth whitening

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4249, Issue , 2001, Pages 157-162

  Amaechi, B T ^a   Higham, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Optical methods; Quantitative lightinduced fluorescence; Salivary pellicle; Sodium hypochlorite; Stain formation; Stain removal; Tooth bleaching; Tooth color; Tooth stain; Tooth whitening

Indexed keywords

DENTAL MATERIALS; FLUORESCENCE; LASER BEAM EFFECTS;

QUANTITATIVE LIGHT INDUCED FLUORESCENCE (QLF); TOOTH WHITENING;

DENTISTRY;

EID: 0034944867     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.424494     Document Type: Conference Paper

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