Dental health status and endodontic treatment of captive brown bears (Ursus arctos ssp.) living in the Bernese bear pit

Journal of Veterinary Dentistry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-34

  Wenker, Christian J ^a,c   Muller M ^b   Berger, Marianne ^a   Heiniger, Stefanie ^a   Neiger Aeschbacher, Gina ^a   Schawalder, Peter ^a   Lussi, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Dählhölzli Zoological Garden   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; CANINE TOOTH; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; SWITZERLAND; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CUSPID; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SWITZERLAND; TOOTH ATTRITION; TOOTH DISEASES; URSIDAE;

EID: 0032009997     PISSN: 08987564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089875649801500104     Document Type: Article

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