Laser Doppler flow measurements of pulpal blood flow and severity of dental injury

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 463-467

  Emshoff, R ^a,b   Emshoff, I ^a   Moschen, I ^a   Strobl, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dental splint; Dental trauma; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Luxation injuries; Maxillary incisors; Pulpal blood flow

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISOR; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH INJURY; TOOTH PULP; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EVALUATION; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL PULP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCISOR; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; TOOTH AVULSION; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 3042718122     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2004.00822.x     Document Type: Article

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