Morphology of the physiological foramen: I. Maxillary and mandibular molars

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 321-328

  Marroquín, Benjamín Briseño ^a,c   El Sayed, Mohammed A A ^b   Willershausen Zönnchen, Brita ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; MORPHOLOGY; PALATE; STEREOMICROSCOPY;

EID: 2442682773     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200405000-00005     Document Type: Article

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