Co-site digital optical microscopy and image analysis: An approach to evaluate the process of dentine demineralization

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 441-452

  De Deus, G ^a,c   Reis, C M ^a,b   Fidel, R A S ^a   Fidel, S R ^a   Paciornik, S ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c R Desembargador Renato Tavares   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Co site optical microscopy; Dentine demineralization; Digital image analysis; Endodontic chelators; Longitudinal observation

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; EDETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; TIME; TOOTH DISEASE;

CHELATING AGENTS; DENTIN; EDETIC ACID; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; SMEAR LAYER; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 34248380433     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2007.01235.x     Document Type: Article

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