Retreatment in endodontics: Treatment decisions by general practitioners and dental teachers in Finland

International Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 119-124

  Heinikainen, Mia ^a,b   Vehkalahti, Miira ^a   Murtomaa, Heikki ^a  

^a University of Helsinki ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Decision making; Endodontics; General practitioners; Retreatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIST; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENERAL PRACTICE; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETREATMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROWNS; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL ASSISTANTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTISTS; FACULTY, DENTAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GROUP PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; POST AND CORE TECHNIQUE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; RETREATMENT; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; STATISTICS; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 0036593251     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2002.tb00615.x     Document Type: Article

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