Case selection for apical surgery: A retrospective evaluation of associated factors and rational

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 527-530

  Abramovitz, Itzhak ^a,b   Better, Hadar ^c   Shacham, Amit ^c   Shlomi, Benjamin ^b,c   Metzger, Zvi ^b,d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d Departments of Restorative Dentistry and Oral Biology   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL SURGERY; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

APICOECTOMY; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; POST AND CORE TECHNIQUE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETREATMENT; RETROGRADE OBTURATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 0036634004     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200207000-00010     Document Type: Article

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