The prevalence of radiographically evident mandibular tori in the University of Iowa dental patients

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 291-296

  Ruprecht, A ^a,b   Hellstein, J ^c   Bobinet, K ^d   Mattinson, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Bone and bones; Exostoses; Mandible; Radiography, dental

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXOSTOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EXOSTOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOWA; MALE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0034279985     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600547     Document Type: Article

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