Root and canal morphology of human permanent teeth in a Sri Lankan and Japanese population

Anthropological Science

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-133

  Peiris, Roshan ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese; Permanent human dentition; Population difference; Root canal morphology; Sri Lankan

Indexed keywords

EID: 50949091375     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: 13488570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.070723     Document Type: Article

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