The influence of pit and fissure sealants on infrared fluorescence measurements

Caries Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 328-333

  Diniz, M B ^a,b   Rodrigues, J A ^a,b   Hug, I ^a   Cordeiro, R C L ^b   Lussi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental caries, diagnosis; Laser fluorescence; Pit and fissure sealants

Indexed keywords

EID: 49149126996     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000151327     Document Type: Article

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