Detection of in vitro demineralization of primary teeth using quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF)

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 158-167

  Pretty, I A ^a   Edgar, W M ^a   Higham, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MINERAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; ENAMEL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; OPTICS; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICS; TIME; TOOTH DISEASE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DENTAL ENAMEL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIGHT; MINERALS; MOLAR; OPTICS; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0036561993     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-263X.2002.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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