Prevalence of impacted teeth and associated pathologies - A radiographic study of the Hong Kong Chinese population

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 158-163

  Chu, F C S ^a   Li, T K L ^a   Lui, V K B ^a   Newsome, P R H ^a   Chow, R L K ^b   Cheung, L K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chinese; Prevalence; Tooth, impacted

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINESE; DENTAL CARIES; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLAR TOOTH; OSTEOLYSIS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOOTH, IMPACTED;

EID: 0038352250     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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