A new approach for improving the birefringence analysis of dental enamel mineral content using polarizing microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-83

  Sousa, F B ^a   Vianna, S S ^b   Santos Magalhaes N S ^c  

^a Centro de Ciencias da Saude   (Brazil)

^b Centro de Ci ncias Exatas e da Natureza   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Dental enamel; Polarizing microscopy; Wiener equation

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ENAMELS; HYDROXYAPATITE; MINERALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DENTAL ENAMELS; IMMERSION MEDIUM; MINERAL CONTENT; NEW APPROACHES; ORGANIC CONTENT; PHYSICAL CONSTANTS; POLARIZING MICROSCOPY; QUANTITATIVE DATA; WIENER EQUATION;

BIREFRINGENCE;

HYDROXYAPATITE; MINERAL; ORGANIC MATTER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; DENSITY; ENAMEL; EXTRACTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATURATION; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFRACTION INDEX; WATER CONTENT; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 33644747518     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2006.01547.x     Document Type: Article

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