Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 737-743 , September 2007

Characterisation of enamel white spot lesions using X-ray micro-tomography

  • Tiffany T.Y. Huang

      Affiliations

    • Biomaterials Science Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Allan S. Jones

      Affiliations

    • The Electron Microscope Unit, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Li Hong He

      Affiliations

    • Biomaterials Science Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • M. Ali Darendeliler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Michael V. Swain

      Affiliations

    • Biomaterials Science Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 9351 8357; fax: +61 2 9351 8375.

Received 9 March 2007 ,Revised 25 May 2007 ,Accepted 3 June 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2007.06.001

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 737-743 , September 2007

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