Outcome of primary root canal treatment: Systematic review of the literature - Part 1. Effects of study characteristics on probability of success

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 921-939

  Ng, Y L ^a   Mann, V ^b   Rahbaran, S ^a   Lewsey, J ^c   Gulabivala, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Outcome; Root canal treatment; Success; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; PROBABILITY; RESEARCH DESIGN; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36048935283     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2007.01322.x     Document Type: Review

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