Quantification of dental fluorosis using fluorescence imaging

Caries Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 426-434

  Pretty, I A ^a,d   Tavener, J A ^a   Browne, D ^c   Brettle, D S ^b   Whelton, H ^c   Ellwood, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d Dental Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enamel; Fluorescence; Fluorosis, quantification; Quantitative laser fluorescence

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; FIBER OPTICS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH DISEASE;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FIBER OPTICS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETRY; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 33748314590     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094289     Document Type: Conference Paper

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