Position of the mental foramen in a Korean population: A clinical and radiographic study

Implant Dentistry

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 404-411

  Kim, In Soo ^a   Kim, Su Gwan ^b   Kim, Young Kyun ^c   Kim, Jae Duk ^b  

^a Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Direct measurement; Korean comparisons; Mandible; Mental foramen; Radiographic measurement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BICUSPID; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; TOOTH CROWN; VERTICAL DIMENSION;

EID: 33845811452     PISSN: 10566163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.id.0000243319.66845.15     Document Type: Article

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