A three-dimensional analysis of enamel distribution patterns in human permanent first molars

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 867-875

  Kono, Reiko T ^a   Suwa, Gen ^b   Tanijiri, Toyohisa ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Medic Engineering Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enamel thickness; Permanent first molars; Three dimensional distribution pattern

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; ENAMEL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

CHILD; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL OCCLUSION; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MOLAR; REFERENCE VALUES; TOOTH CROWN;

EID: 23744444822     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(02)00151-6     Document Type: Article

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