Three-dimensional analysis of pulp chambers in maxillary second deciduous molars

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 503-508

  Amano, M ^a   Agematsu, H ^a   Abe, S ^a   Usami, A ^b   Matsunaga, S ^a   Suto, K ^a   Ide, Y ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b OHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crown contour; Deciduous molar; Micro CT; Pulp chamber; Three dimensional observation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTIN; DENTITION; ENAMEL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PULP;

CHILD; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; DENTITION, MIXED; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAXILLA; MOLAR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 33746293916     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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