Locating broken dental needles

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 642-644

  Thompson, Mark ^a   Wright, S ^b   Cheng, L H H ^b   Starr, D ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Hull Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental needle; Image intensifier

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; NEEDLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0344035241     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ijom.2003.0430     Document Type: Article

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