Quantitative light-induced fluorescence: A potential tool for general dental assessment

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-13

  Amaechi, Bennett T ^a   Higham, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial saliva; Caries quantification; Optical methods; Quantitative light induced fluorescence; Tooth bleaching; Tooth whitening

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; FLUORESCENCE; RADIOGRAPHY;

QUANTITATIVE LIGHT-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE (QLF);

DENTAL PROSTHESES;

WATER;

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; FLUORESCENCE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; SALIVA; TOOTH DISEASE;

DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LIGHT; ORAL HYGIENE; SALIVA; TOOTH BLEACHING; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION; WATER;

EID: 0036009549     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1427044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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