Cervical Enamel Projection and Intermediate Bifurcational Ridge Correlated with Molar Furcation Involvements

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 687-693

  Hou, Guey Lin ^a,b   Tsai, Chi Cheng ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dental enamel abnomalities; Furcation diagnosis; Molar

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; METHYLENE BLUE;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ENAMEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RADIOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH CERVIX; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH PLAQUE;

COLORING AGENTS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; FEMALE; FURCATION DEFECTS; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; METHYLENE BLUE; MOLAR; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH CERVIX; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0031178147     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.1997.68.7.687     Document Type: Article

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