Fractal dimension analysis of periapical reactive bone in response to root canal treatment

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 283-288

  Yu, Yen Yun ^a   Chen, Hsieh ^b   Lin, Chi Hao ^c   Chen, Chung Ming ^a   Oviir, Tina ^d   Chen, Ssu Kuang ^e   Hollender, Lars ^e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e School of Dentistry University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDODONTICS; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JAW; OSTEITIS; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ALVEOLAR PROCESS; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; FRACTALS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; OSTEITIS; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; ROOT CANAL THERAPY;

EID: 58149299983     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2008.05.047     Document Type: Article

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