Dental Materials
Volume 23, Issue 11 , Pages 1390-1396 , November 2007

Laser-induced fluorescence to discriminate between a dental composite resin and tooth

  • St. Rüttermann

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Dentistry, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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  • J. Ritter

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Dentistry, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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  • W.H.-M. Raab

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Dentistry, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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  • R. Bayer

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Laser Medicine, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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  • R. Janda

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Dentistry, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Heinrich-Heine-University, Medical Faculty, Centre of Dentistry, Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry and Endodontics, Moorenstr. 5, Geb. 18.13, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. Tel.: +49 6123 706 818; fax: +49 6128 48 96 99.

Received 18 February 2006 ,Revised 21 November 2006 ,Accepted 21 November 2006.

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PII: S0109-5641(06)00316-2

doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2006.11.027

Dental Materials
Volume 23, Issue 11 , Pages 1390-1396 , November 2007

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