An x-ray microtomographic study of natural white-spot enamel lesions

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-191

  Cochrane, N J ^a   Anderson, P ^b   Davis, G R ^b   Adams, G G ^a   Stacey, M A ^a   Reynolds, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dental caries.; infiltration; remineralization; spot enamel lesions; surface layer; white; x ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

MINERAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTIN; ENAMEL; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; POROSITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COLOR; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MINERALS; MOLAR; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; POROSITY; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84856373994     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034511429570     Document Type: Article

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