Multiple enamel pearls in two siblings detected by volumetric computed tomography

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 240-244

  Saini, Tarnjit ^a,c   Ogunleye, A ^a   Levering, N ^a   Norton, N S ^a   Edwards, P ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Enamel pearls; Enameloma; Tooth; Volumetric tomgraphy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENAMEL; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOLAR TOOTH; MULTIPLE ENAMEL PEARL; SIBLING; TOOTH MALFORMATION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT; VOLUMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENTAL ENAMEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MOLAR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOOTH ABNORMALITIES; TOOTH CERVIX; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 44349177566     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/86859829     Document Type: Article

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