A radiographic assessment of the prevalence of pulp stones in Australians

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 36-40

  Ranjitkar, S ^b   Taylor, J A ^a   Townsend, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Calcification; Dental arches; Dental status; Pulp tissue

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; BICUSPID; DENTAL PULP CALCIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036511232     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2002.tb00301.x     Document Type: Article

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