Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37 , Pages e21-e26 , 2009

Development of a whiteness index for dentistry

  • Wen Luo

      Affiliations

    • School of Design, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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  • Stephen Westland

      Affiliations

    • School of Design, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 113343 3752.
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  • Roger Ellwood

      Affiliations

    • School of Dentistry, Dental Health Unit, University of Manchester, UK
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  • Iain Pretty

      Affiliations

    • School of Dentistry, Dental Health Unit, University of Manchester, UK
  • ,
  • Vien Cheung

      Affiliations

    • School of Design, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK

Received 18 February 2009 ,Revised 6 May 2009 ,Accepted 9 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2009.05.011

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37 , Pages e21-e26 , 2009