Macro- and micro-anatomical, histological and computed tomography scan characterization of the nasopalatine canal

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 598-603

  Liang, Xin ^a,b   Jacobs, Reinhilde ^a   Martens, Wendy ^c   Hu, Yuqian ^a   Adriaensens, Peter ^c   Quirynen, Marc ^d   Lambrichts, Ivo ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF IMAGING AND PATHOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Histology; HR MRI; Nasopalatine canal; Spiral CT

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HARD PALATE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE CAVITY; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STANDARD; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; VOMER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY, REGIONAL; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; PALATE, HARD; REFERENCE VALUES; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; VOMER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049142286     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2009.01429.x     Document Type: Article

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