Vertical root fracture in endodontically versus nonendodontically treated teeth: A survey of 315 cases in Chinese patients

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 504-507

  Chan, Chiu Po ^a   Lin, Chun Pin ^b   Tseng, Shih Chang ^a   Jeng, Jiiang Huei ^b,c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BICUSPID; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN; TOOTH FRACTURES; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH, NONVITAL;

EID: 0033111299     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-2104(99)70252-0     Document Type: Article

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