Anatomical redesign for the treatment of dens invaginatus type III with open apexes: A literature review and case presentation

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 180-185

  Silberman, Adrian ^a   Cohenca, Nestor ^b   Simon, James H ^c  

^a University of Washington ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomical variation; Dens invaginatus; Microscope; Mineral trioxide aggregate; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33344477625     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2006.0142     Document Type: Article

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