Relationship between Molar Root Fusion and Localized Periodontitis

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 313-319

  Hou, Guey Lin ^a   Tsai, Chi Cheng ^a   Huang, Jiing Sheng ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Periodontitis complications; Sex factors; Tooth abnormalities epidemiology; Tooth root abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH PLAQUE; TOOTH ROOT;

ADULT; AGED; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTITIS; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0031111783     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.1997.68.4.313     Document Type: Article

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