Subjective sensation and objective neural discharges recorded from clinically nonvital and intact teeth

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 552-556

  Ikeda, Hideharu ^a   Suda, Hideaki ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INNERVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE FIBER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PULPITIS; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP TEST; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MICROELECTRODES; NERVE FIBERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PULPITIS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH, NONVITAL; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 0032135076     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-2399(98)80076-9     Document Type: Article

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