Anomalous mandibular premolars: A mandibular first premolar with three roots and a mandibular second premolar with a C-shaped canal system

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1005-1014

  Cleghorn, B M ^a   Christie, W H ^b   Dong, C C S ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anomalies; C shaped; Mandibular premolars; Root canal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ORTHODONTICS; PREMOLAR TOOTH; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT;

ADOLESCENT; BICUSPID; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; SERIAL EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 53849122668     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2008.01451.x     Document Type: Article

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