Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Laser Fluorescence in Monitoring in vitro Remineralization of Incipient Caries Lesions in Primary Teeth

Caries Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 442-444

  Mendes, Fausto Medeiros ^a   Nicolau, José ^a   Duarte, Danilo Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CRUZEIRO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enamel; Laser fluorescence; Primary teeth; Remineralization; Smooth surface caries

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; ENAMEL; EXPERIMENT; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER; MINERALIZATION; MOLAR TOOTH; MONITORING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BUFFERS; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; MOLAR; PHOSPHATES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0242330694     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073397     Document Type: Article

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