Virtual endodontics: Three-dimensional tooth volume representations and their pulp cavity access

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 599-602

  Lyroudia, Kleoniki ^a   Mikrogeorgis, Georgios ^a   Bakaloudi, Panagiota ^a   Kechagias, Eleutherios ^b   Nikolaidis, Nikolaos ^b   Pitas, Ioannis ^b  

^a Department of Endodontology   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; ENDODONTICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROSCOPY; MICROTOMY; TEACHING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOOTH; TOOTH PULP; VIDEORECORDING;

ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ENDODONTICS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY; MICROTOMY; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TOOTH; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0036674431     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200208000-00009     Document Type: Article

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