Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: A tool for real-time, in vitro and in vivo identification of carious teeth

BMC Oral Health

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-9

  Samek, Ota ^a   Telle, Helmut H ^b   Beddows, David C S ^c  

^a BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; GAS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER; LIQUID; NEODYMIUM LASER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLID; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 1942423525     PISSN: 14726831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-1-1     Document Type: Article

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