Spiral computed tomographic demonstration of C-shaped canals in mandibular second molars

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 164-167

  Cimilli, H ^a   Cimilli, T ^b   Mumcu, Gonca ^a,d   Kartal, N ^a   Wesselink, P ^c  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BAKIRKOY DR SADI KONUK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

C shaped canals; Mandibular second molars; Spiral computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLAR TOOTH; PREVALENCE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MANDIBLE; MOLAR; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 22044447953     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/64778606     Document Type: Article

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