The periotest in traumatology. Part I. Does it have the properties necessary for use as a clinical device and can the measurements be interpreted?

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 214-217

  Andresen, Mary ^a   Mackie, Iain ^b   Worthington, Helen ^c  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Dental injuries; Periotest

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; INCISOR; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIODONTIUM; PERIOTEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH INJURY; TRAUMATOLOGY;

CHILD; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INCISOR; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTIUM; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH INJURIES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0041989858     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-9657.2003.00165.x     Document Type: Article

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