Comparison of Periapical Radiography and Limited Cone-Beam Tomography in Posterior Maxillary Teeth Referred for Apical Surgery

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 557-562

  Low, Kenneth M T ^a,b   Dula, Karl ^a   Bürgin, Walter ^a   von Arx, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Apical lesion; apical surgery; cone beam tomography; periapical radiography; posterior maxillary teeth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA; MAXILLARY SINUS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETREATMENT; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APICOECTOMY; BICUSPID; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLA; MAXILLARY SINUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETREATMENT; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 43049135209     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.02.022     Document Type: Article

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