The palato-gingival groove: A cause of failure in root canal treatment

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 94-98

  Cecília, Maurício Santa ^a   Lara, Vanessa Soares ^b   De Moraes, Ivaldo Gomes ^b  

^a ESTÁCIO DE SÁ UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DENTAL SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INCISOR; RETREATMENT; TOOTH MALFORMATION; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ADULT; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; INCISOR; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS; RETREATMENT; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TOOTH ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 0031614154     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-2104(98)90405-X     Document Type: Article

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