Outline and arrangement of enamel rods in human deciduous and permanent enamel. 3D-reconstructions obtained from CLSM and SEM images based on serial ground sections

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 409-414

  Radlanski, Ralf J ^a,c   Renz, Herbert ^a   Willersinn, Ute ^a   Cordis, Cristina A ^a   Duschner, Heinz ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D; CLSM; Human enamel rods; SEM

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTITION; ENAMEL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOOTH;

DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTITION, PERMANENT; HUMAN; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; TOOTH CERVIX; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0035653938     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0722.2001.00149.x     Document Type: Article

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