Characterisation of enamel white spot lesions using X-ray micro-tomography

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 737-743

  Huang, Tiffany T Y ^a   Jones, Allan S ^a   He, Li Hong ^a   Darendeliler, M Ali ^a   Swain, Michael V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caries; Demineralisation; Enamel; Hydroxyapatite; Micro computed tomography; Mineral density; White spot lesion

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE; MINERAL;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; ENAMEL; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY;

BICUSPID; CALIBRATION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DURAPATITE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MINERALS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY;

EID: 34548143360     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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