The reproducibility of ultrasonic enamel thickness measurements: An in vitro study

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-89

  Louwerse, C ^a   Kjaeldgaard, M ^b   Huysmans, M C D N J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dental erosion; Diagnosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENAMEL; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR PROBE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0345603145     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2003.08.007     Document Type: Article

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