Three-dimensional imaging using microcomputed tomography for studying tooth macromorphology

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 137, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1555-1561

  Plotino, Gianluca ^a   Grande, Nicola M ^a   Pecci, Raffaella ^b   Bedini, Rossella ^b   Pameijer, Cornelis H ^c   Somma, Francesco ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Microcomputed tomography; Root canal anatomy; Three dimensional imaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845331696     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2006.0091     Document Type: Article

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