Transversal wavelength-independent microradiography, a method for monitoring caries lesions over time, validated with transversal microradiography

Caries Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 281-291

  Thomas, R Z ^a   Ruben, J L ^a   De Vries, J ^a   Ten Bosch, J J ^a   Huysmans, M C D N J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

In vitro demineralization; Transversal microradiography; Transversal wavelength independent microradiography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIN; ENAMEL; METHODOLOGY; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; CATTLE; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 33744959698     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000093186     Document Type: Article

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