Narrowing of the inferior dental canal in relation to the lower third molars

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 154-163

  Mahasantipiya, P M ^a   Savage, N W ^a   Monsour, P A J ^b   Wilson, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Mater Private Hospital Brisbane   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Inferior dental canal; Narrowing; Rotational panoramic radiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLAR TOOTH; MORPHOLOGY; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; ROTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH, IMPACTED;

EID: 22044432918     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/31872903     Document Type: Article

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