Dental Materials
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 773-777 , June 2008

High-resolution non-destructive 3D interrogation of dentin using X-ray nanotomography

  • Charles R. Parkinson

      Affiliations

    • GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development, St. George's Avenue, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0DE, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1932 822218; fax: +44 1932 822100.
    • ,
  • Alexander Sasov

      Affiliations

    • SkyScan, Kartuizersweg 3B, B-2550 Kontich, Belgium

Received 23 February 2007 ,Revised 6 August 2007 ,Accepted 11 September 2007.

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PII: S0109-5641(07)00226-6

doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2007.09.003

Dental Materials
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 773-777 , June 2008

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