Canal configuration in the mesio-buccal root of maxillary first molar teeth of a Jordanian population

Australian Endodontic Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-17

  Khraisat, Ameen ^a   Smadi, Leena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Canal type; Lateral canal; Maxillary first molar; Second canal of mesio buccal root; Transverse anastomosis

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JORDAN; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

ARABS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; JORDAN; MAXILLA; MOLAR; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 34447106180     PISSN: 13291947     EISSN: 17474477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4477.2007.00055.x     Document Type: Article

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