Evaluation of a new radiographic technique: Diagnostic accuracy for mandibular third molars

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 255-263

  Wenzel, A ^a   Aagaard, E ^a   Sindet Pedersen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Decision making; Diagnostic imaging; Molar; Radiography, dental; Third

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOLAR, THIRD; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH, IMPACTED; TOOTH, UNERUPTED;

EID: 0032150051     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600359     Document Type: Article

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