Is there any difference between the British and Japanese definitions of the mandibular cortical index (MCI) on panoramic radiographs? A pilot study

Oral Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 44-48

  Taguchi, Akira ^a   Suei, Yoshikazu ^a   Horner, Keith ^b   Devlin, Hugh ^c   Nakamoto, Takashi ^d   Yamashina, Atsushi ^d   Ishii, Kodo ^d   Ohtsuka, Masahiko ^d   Lee, Kaoru ^a   Fujita, Minoru ^d   Tanimoto, Keiji ^d   Klemetti, Esa ^e  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Cortex; Index; Mandible; Panoramic; Radiograph; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PILOT STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 3242746874     PISSN: 09116028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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