Brief report: The incidence of four canals in maxillary first molars - A clinical determination

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 138, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1344-1346

  Hartwell, Gary ^a   Appelstein, Craig M ^a   Lyons, William W ^a   Guzek, Mary E ^b  

^a RUTGERS SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Maxillary first molar; Mesiobuccal; Root canal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDODONTICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; ODONTOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; MAXILLA; MOLAR; ODONTOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 35548994471     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2007.0050     Document Type: Article

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