Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 690-694 , August 2007

Measurement of opalescence of tooth enamel

  • Yong-Keun Lee

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Dental Biomaterials Science, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongro-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82 2 7408693; fax: +82 2 7408694.
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  • Bin Yu

Received 5 April 2007 ,Revised 23 May 2007 ,Accepted 26 May 2007.

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PII: S0300-5712(07)00111-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2007.05.010

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 690-694 , August 2007

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