Direct digital radiography versus conventional radiography for estimation of canal length in curved canals

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 260-263

  Burger, Carrie L ^a,b   Mork, Thomas O ^d,e   Hutter, Jeffrey W ^a,c   Nicoll, Brian ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Naval Dental Clinic   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Naval School of Health Sciences   (United States)

^e Naval School ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ODONTOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; ODONTOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHIC MAGNIFICATION; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0033111187     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-2399(99)80155-1     Document Type: Article

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