Difference in root canal length between Asians and Caucasians

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 149-151

  Kim, E ^a   Fallahrastegar, A ^b   Hur, Y Y ^a   Jung, I Y ^a   Kim, S ^c   Lee, S J ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asians; Canal anatomy; Canal length; Caucasians; Endodontics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; PATIENT; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RANK SUM TEST; STUDENT T TEST; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

EID: 15744388750     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2004.00881.x     Document Type: Article

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