Ability of quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) to assess the activity of white spot lesions during dehydration

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-18

  Ando, Masatoshi ^a   Stookey, George K ^a   Zero, Domenick T ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

AIR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DESICCATION; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT; OPTICS; PATHOLOGY; POROSITY; TIME;

AIR; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DESICCATION; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIGHT; OPTICS; POROSITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645520555     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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