Identification of a C-shaped Canal System in Mandibular Second Molars-Part III: Anatomic Features Revealed by Digital Subtraction Radiography

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1187-1190

  Fan, Wei ^a   Fan, Bing ^a   Gutmann, James L ^b   Fan, Mingwen ^a  

^a Wuhan University   (China)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; C shaped canal; contrast medium; digital subtraction radiography; mandibualr second molar

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOOTH MALFORMATION; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; CONTRAST MEDIA; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FUSED TEETH; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MANDIBLE; MOLAR; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TOOTH ROOT; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 51549085227     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.06.013     Document Type: Article

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