A comparison of retreatment decisions among general dental practitioners and endodontists

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 872-879

  Balto, Hanan Abdul Ghafour ^a   Al Madi, Ebtissam Mohammed ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Endodontists; General dental practitioners; Retreatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETREATMENT; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APICOECTOMY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION MAKING; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETREATMENT; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH, NONVITAL;

EID: 4444336463     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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