Screening panoramic radiography of new adult patients: Diagnostic yield when combined with bitewing radiography and identification of selection criteria

British Dental Journal

Volumn 192, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 275-279

  Rushton, V E ^b   Horner, K ^a   Worthington, H V ^a  

^a Dept Oral Maxillofacial Radiol I ^*

^b UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; EDENTULOUSNESS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOOTH; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CROWNS; DENTAL CARIES; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOOTH, UNERUPTED;

EID: 0037046030     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4801354     Document Type: Article

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