Dental pulp neurophysiology: Part 2. Current diagnostic tests to assess pulp vitality

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-143

  Abd Elmeguid, Ashraf ^a   Yu, Donald C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; INNERVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; VASCULARIZATION;

DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; DENTAL PULP TEST; HUMANS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 62349139432     PISSN: 07098936     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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