A comparison of terahertz pulsed imaging with transmission microradiography for depth measurement of enamel demineralisation in vitro

Caries Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-55

  Pickwell, Emma ^a,b   Wallace, Vincent P ^b   Cole, Bryan E ^b   Ali, Sophia ^c   Longbottom, Christopher ^c   Lynch, Richard J M ^d   Pepper, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b TERAVIEW LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enamel demineralization; Lesion depth; Terahertz pulsed imaging

Indexed keywords

ACID; CARBOMER; CARIOGENIC AGENT; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; ENAMEL; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH DISEASE;

ACIDS; ANIMALS; CARIOGENIC AGENTS; CATTLE; DENTAL ENAMEL; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; POLYVINYLS; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 33845747235     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096105     Document Type: Article

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