Root Canal Systems in Mandibular First Premolars with C-shaped Root Configurations. Part I: Microcomputed Tomography Mapping of the Radicular Groove and Associated Root Canal Cross-sections

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1337-1341

  Fan, Bing ^a   Yang, Jun ^a   Gutmann, James L ^b   Fan, Mingwen ^a  

^a Wuhan University   (China)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

C shaped canal; dental anatomy; mandibular first premolar; microcomputed tomography

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BICUSPID; CHINA; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; TOOTH ROOT; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 53549116432     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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