Do it yourself: Morphology, wear and 3D digital surface models: Materials and techniques to create high-resolution replicas of teeth

Journal of Anthropological Sciences

Volumn 87, Issue , 2009, Pages 211-218

  Fiorenza, Luca ^a   Benazzi, Stefano ^a   Kullmer, Ottmar ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D virtual surface models; Casting; Moulding; Teeth; Wear

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SULFATE; EPOXY RESIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; DENTURE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOOTH;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM SULFATE; DENTAL CASTING TECHNIQUE; EPOXY RESINS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, ANATOMIC; TOOTH;

EID: 67649172867     PISSN: 18274765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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