Three-dimensional observation of pulp cavities in the maxillary first premolar tooth using micro-CT

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 46-51

  Oi, T ^a   Saka, H ^a   Ide, Y ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Maxillary lirst premolar; Micro CT; Morpho metrical changes with age; Pulp cavity; Root canal orifices; Three dimensional observation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; MAXILLA; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; MOUTH; OBSERVATION; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY; TONGUE; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICUSPID; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MAXILLA; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0842333856     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2004.00757.x     Document Type: Article

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