Endodontic treatment of developmental anomalies in posterior teeth: Treatment of geminated/fused teeth - Report of two cases

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 372-379

  Tsesis, I ^a   Steinbock, N ^a   Rosenberg, E ^a   Kaufman, Arieh Y ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Double teeth; Endodontic treatment; Fusion; Gemination; Supernumerary teeth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PULPITIS; TOOTH MALFORMATION; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; ABSCESS; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHEEK MUCOSA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MANDIBLE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NECROSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TOOTH ROOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BICUSPID; CHILD; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; FEMALE; FUSED TEETH; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR; PULPITIS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TOOTH, SUPERNUMERARY;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

EID: 0043261611     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2003.00666.x     Document Type: Article

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