Diagnosis of Vertical Root Fractures with Optical Coherence Tomography

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 739-742

  Shemesh, Hagay ^a   van Soest, Gijs ^b   Wu, Min Kai ^a   Wesselink, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Imaging; optical coherence tomography; sensitivity; specificity; vertical root fracture

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; EDETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH ROOT; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VIDEORECORDING;

BICUSPID; EDETIC ACID; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TOOTH FRACTURES; TOOTH ROOT; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 43549121669     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.03.013     Document Type: Article

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