QLF is not readily suitable for in vivo denture plaque assessment

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 898-901

  Coulthwaite, L ^a   Pretty, I A ^b   Smith, P W ^c   Higham, S M ^c   Verran, J ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical study; Denture plaque; Fluorescence; Image analysis; Planimetric assessment; QLF

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS;

ARTICLE; DENTURE; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; LASER; MICROBIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH PLAQUE;

DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTURE, COMPLETE; DENTURE, PARTIAL, REMOVABLE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LASERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70249094926     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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