Restoring the fractured root-canal-treated maxillary lateral incisor: In search of an evidence-based approach

Quintessence International

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 179-191

  Türp, Jens C ^a,f   Heydecke, Guido ^b,c   Krastl, Gabriel ^a   Pontius, Oliver ^d,e   Zitzmann, Nicola U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d American Board of Endodontics   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^f Basel   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dental abutments; Evidence based dentistry; Fixed partial denture; Post and core technique; Resin cements; Root canal therapy; Tooth fractures; Tooth root injuries; Treatment outcome; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDODONTICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCISOR; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT;

ENDODONTICS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INCISOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POST AND CORE TECHNIQUE; TOOTH FRACTURES; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH, NONVITAL;

EID: 33846947606     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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