Clinical subgingival calculus detection with a smart ultrasonic device: A pilot study

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 126-132

  Meissner, Grit ^a,d   Oehme, Bernd ^b   Strackeljan, Jens ^c   Kocher, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b Sirona Dental Systems GmbH   (Germany)

^c OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Abt Parodontologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calculus; Detection; In vivo; Subgingival scaling; Ultrasonic scaler

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEMENTUM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH CALCULUS; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL CEMENTUM; DENTAL SCALING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 38149085931     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2007.01177.x     Document Type: Article

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