C-shaped canal system in mandibular second molars: Part I - Anatomical features

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 899-903

  Fan, Bing ^a   Cheung, Gary S P ^b   Fan, Mingwen ^a,d   Gutmann, James L ^c   Bian, Zhuan ^a  

^a Wuhan University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^d WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHINESE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENAMEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MANDIBLE; MOLAR TOOTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; THICKNESS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

EID: 10044267934     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.don.0000136207.12204.e4     Document Type: Article

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