Scanning electron microscopic investigation of incidence, location, and size of accessory foramina in primary and permanent molars

Quintessence International

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 699-705

  Dammaschke, Till ^a,c   Witt, Martin ^b   Ott, Klaus ^a   Schäfer, Edgar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung ^*

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accessory root canal; Endodontic periodontic lesion; Furcation; Pulp chamber floor; Pulpal periodontal interaction; SEM

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; ENAMEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MOLAR TOOTH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH MALFORMATION; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLAR; ODONTOMETRY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 4544306058     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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