The influence of the calibration mode of a laser fluorescence device on caries detection

Caries Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 144-149

  Braun, A ^a   Krause, F ^a   Jepsen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calibration; Caries detection; Fluorescence; Laser

Indexed keywords

SILICONE; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE; RHODAMINE; RHODAMINE B; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLAMP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; STAINING; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENAMEL; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH CROWN;

CALIBRATION; COLORING AGENTS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL IMPRESSION MATERIALS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; LASERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHODAMINES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; TOOTH CROWN;

EID: 15744403170     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083161     Document Type: Article

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