Diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous facial sinus tracts of dental origin

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 832-836

  Johnson, Bradford R ^a   Remeikis, Nijole A ^b   Van Cura, Joseph E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN FISTULA; TOOTH FISTULA; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ADULT; CUTANEOUS FISTULA; DENTAL FISTULA; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS; ROOT CANAL THERAPY;

EID: 0033142921     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1999.0307     Document Type: Article

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