Dentistry procedure (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Dentistry procedure

Caption

A new University of Washington dental tool prototype uses a low-power light system to monitor reactions with a florescent dye solution to find where teeth enamel is most at risk from the acidity of plaque.

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University of Washington and IEEE Xplore/Creative Commons

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