Alveolar Bone Patterns in Sickle Cell Anemia and Non-Sickle Cell Anemia Adolescent Nigerians: A Comparative Study

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 225-228

  Arowojolu, M O ^a,c   Savage, K O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^c NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alveolar process anatomy and histology; Anemia, sickle cell; Incisor anatomy and histology; Molar anatomy and histology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCISOR; JAW; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; NIGERIA; OSTEOLYSIS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH ROOT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ALVEOLAR PROCESS; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCISOR; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR; NIGERIA; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0031092923     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.1997.68.3.225     Document Type: Review

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