Magnification - A new look at a long-known optical property of dentin

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 955-959

  Kienle, A ^a   Michels, R ^a   Hibst, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dental microstructure; Light propagation; Multiple scattering; Optical magnification; Tubules

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750051369     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910608501017     Document Type: Article

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