Nonsurgical Root Canal Therapy of Large Cyst-like Inflammatory Periapical Lesions and Inflammatory Apical Cysts

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 607-615

  Lin, Louis M ^a   Ricucci, Domenico ^b   Lin, Jarshen ^a   Rosenberg, Paul A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b Harvard University ^*

Author keywords

Apical cysts; apoptosis; large cyst like periapical lesions; regression of apical cysts

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; ODONTOGENIC CYST; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; WOUND HEALING;

APOPTOSIS; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; HUMANS; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS; PERIAPICAL GRANULOMA; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; RADICULAR CYST; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 65349122342     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.02.012     Document Type: Review

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