Assessment of pulp vitality: A review

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-15

  Gopikrishna, Velayutham ^a   Pradeep, Gali ^a   Venkateshbabu, Nagendrababu ^a  

^a MEENAKSHI AMMAL DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; HUMAN; INJURY; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; VASCULARIZATION;

CHILD; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; DENTAL PULP TEST; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 57849116950     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2008.00955.x     Document Type: Article

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