Natural enamel caries in polarized light microscopy: Differences in histopathological features derived from a qualitative versus a quantitative approach to interpret enamel birefringence

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 246, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-189

  De Medeiros, R C G ^a   Soares, J D ^a   De Sousa, F B ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Federal da Paraiba Centro de Ciencias da Saude Faculdade de Medicina   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Dental caries; Dental enamel; Histopathology; Microradiography; Polarized light microscopy

Indexed keywords

ENAMELS; LIGHT POLARIZATION;

AREA MEASUREMENT; CARIES LESIONS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMELS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMERSION MEDIUM; MEASUREMENTS OF; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; POLARIZED-LIGHT MICROSCOPY; QUANTITATIVE APPROACH;

BIREFRINGENCE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; DENTAL CARIES; ENAMEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; MOUTH CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STEREOMICROSCOPY; THICKNESS;

EID: 84859571774     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2012.03609.x     Document Type: Article

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