On the morphological complexity of bone texture

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

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-312

  Grizzi, Fabio ^a   Taverna, Gianluigi ^a   Muzzio, Pier Carlo ^b  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENDODONTICS; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JAW; LETTER; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ALVEOLAR PROCESS; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; FRACTALS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; ROOT CANAL THERAPY;

EID: 69249157353     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.03.052     Document Type: Letter

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