Early detection of the carious conditions by laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5149, Issue , 2002, Pages 39-44

  Borisova, E G ^a   Uzunov, Tz T ^b   Gisbreht, A I ^a   Avramov, L A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS   (Bulgaria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Carious conditions; Fluorescence spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALGORITHMS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DISEASES; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PATHOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TOOTH ENAMEL;

CARIOUS CONDITIONS; DENTAL LESIONS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 1642473982     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.518634     Document Type: Conference Paper

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