A digital tongue imaging system for tongue coating evaluation in patients with oral malodour

Oral Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 565-569

  Kim, J ^b   Jung, Y ^b   Park, K ^a   Park, J W ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Digital tongue imaging system; Tongue coating; Tongue coating index

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL IMAGING; DIGITAL TONGUE IMAGING SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HALITOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SURFACE PROPERTY; TONGUE; WINKEL TONGUE COATING INDEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOFILMS; CHILD; FEMALE; HALITOSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TONGUE;

EID: 70349967879     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: 16010825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2009.01592.x     Document Type: Article

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