Serious complications of endodontic infections: Some cautionary tales

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 156-159

  Walsh, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abscess; Infection; Periapical pathology

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; PERIODONTITIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TOOTH INFECTION; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL ABSCESS; RISK FACTORS; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031159733     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1997.tb00113.x     Document Type: Article

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