Preoperative Predictors of Number of Root Canals Clinically Detected in Maxillary Molars: A PennEndo Database Study

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-416

  Iqbal, Mian ^a   Fillmore, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related changes in pulp; maxillary molars; root canal anatomy; root canal morphology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; FACTUAL DATABASE; FORECASTING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; ODONTOMETRY; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; ODONTOMETRY; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 40849104787     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.12.023     Document Type: Article

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