Quantitative analysis of KTP laser photodynamic bleaching of tetracycline-discolored teeth

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 521-525

  Kuzekanani, Maryam ^a,b   Walsh, Laurence J ^b  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT PATIENTS; BLEACHING TREATMENT; DIGITAL ANALYSIS; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS; FOUR CYCLES; KTP LASER; LASER EXPOSURE; LEAST SQUARE; MAXILLARY INCISOR; PIXEL INTENSITIES; POST TREATMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHODAMINE-B;

BLEACHING; DENTISTRY; DISCOLORATION; GELATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERNAL OXIDATION; LASERS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PIXELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

CLEANING;

PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; RHODAMINE B; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MAXILLA; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOOXIDATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; TETRACYCLINE DISCOLORED TOOTH; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; GELS; HUMANS; INCISOR; LASER THERAPY; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RHODAMINES; TETRACYCLINE; TOOTH BLEACHING; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650892204     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2008.2332     Document Type: Article

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