Detection of Vertical Root Fractures in Endodontically Treated Teeth by a Cone Beam Computed Tomography Scan

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 719-722

  Hassan, Bassam ^a   Metska, Maria Elissavet ^a   Ozok, Ahmet Rifat ^a   van der Stelt, Paul ^a   Wesselink, Paul Rudolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography scan; diagnosis; periapical radiograph; root canal filling; vertical root fracture

Indexed keywords

GUTTA PERCHA; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INJURY; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT;

BICUSPID; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; MOLAR; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH FRACTURES; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH, NONVITAL;

EID: 65349107985     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.01.022     Document Type: Article

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