Color distribution and visual color assessment of human gingiva and mucosa: A systematic review of the literature

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 327-332

  Schnitzer, Stefan ^a   Türp, Jens C ^b,c   Heydecke, Guido ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; COLOR; COLOR VISION; GINGIVA; HUMAN; INCISOR; LASER; MOUTH MUCOSA; REVIEW; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TOOTH PAPILLA;

COLOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLORIMETRY; GINGIVA; HUMANS; MELANINS; MOUTH MUCOSA; PIGMENTATION;

EID: 2542514758     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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