Extension and Density of Root Fillings and Postoperative Apical Radiolucencies in the Veterans Affairs Dental Longitudinal Study

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 798-803

  Zhong, Yan ^a   Chasen, Joel ^c   Yamanaka, Ryan ^c   Garcia, Raul ^c   Kaye, Elizabeth Krall ^c   Kaufman, Jay S ^b   Cai, Jianwen ^b   Wilcosky, Tim ^b   Trope, Martin ^a   Caplan, Daniel J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endodontics; epidemiology; longitudinal studies; periapical periodontitis; root canal therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENTAL SURGERY; ENDODONTICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; VETERANS;

EID: 45049084301     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.03.022     Document Type: Article

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