Quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) - A potential method for the dental practitioner

Quintessence International

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 181-188

  Heinrich Weltzien, Roswitha ^a   Kühnisch, Jan ^a   Van Der Veen, Monique ^b   De Josselin De Jong, Elbert ^c   Stößer, Lutz ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Inspektor Research Systems bv   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caries detection; Caries monitoring; Monitoring; Preventive interventions; Quantitative light induced fluorescence (QLF)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXPERIENCE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; LIGHT; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PLAQUE;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; XENON;

DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; DENTAL LEAKAGE; DENTAL PLAQUE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LIGHT; XENON;

EID: 0037492246     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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