On traditional dental extraction: Case reports from Dinka and Nuer en route to restoration

British Dental Journal

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 121-124

  Willis, M S ^a   Harris, L E ^b   Hergenrader, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; CASE REPORT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; INCISOR; MALE; PATHOLOGY; REFUGEE; SUDAN; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TOOTH ROOT;

ADULT; CULTURE; CUSPID; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; HUMANS; INCISOR; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; REFUGEES; SUDAN; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 38949085278     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bdj.2008.46     Document Type: Article

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