Pneumatization of the sphenoid sinus

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-49

  Terra, Etienne Romanelli ^a   Guedes, F R ^a   Manzi, F R ^b   Boscolo F N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Panoramic radiography; Pneumatization; Sphenoid sinus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTICATION; SKULL IRRADIATION; SPHENOID SINUS;

AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; SPHENOID SINUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 32544452113     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/55048928     Document Type: Article

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