A review of dentists' use of digital radiography and caries diagnosis with digital systems

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 307-314

  Wenzel, Ann ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Questionnaire; Radiography, dental, digital

Indexed keywords

DENTAL CARIES; DENTIST; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

DENTAL CARIES; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 33748936726     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/64693712     Document Type: Review

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