The effect of alterations in horizontal X-ray beam angulation and bucco-lingual cavity width on the radiographic depth of approximal cavities

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 292-301

  Chadwick, B L ^a   Dummer, P M H ^a   Van Der Stelt, P F ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033111095     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.1999.00370.x     Document Type: Article

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