Root and Root Canal Morphology of the Human Permanent Maxillary First Molar: A Literature Review

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 813-821

  Cleghorn, Blaine M ^a   Christie, William H ^b   Dong, Cecilia C S ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Maxillary first molar; number of canals; number of roots; root canal morphology; two canal systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; ODONTOMETRY; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICS; TOOTH MALFORMATION; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; FUSED TEETH; HUMANS; MAXILLA; MOLAR; ODONTOMETRY; TOOTH APEX; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 33747357284     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2006.04.014     Document Type: Article

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