Apexification: The beginning of its end

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 855-866

  Huang, G T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apexification; Calcification; Pulp dentine tissue regeneration; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REGENERATION; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT;

APEXIFICATION; DENTAL PULP; DENTIN; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; HUMANS; ODONTOGENESIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TOOTH APEX; TOOTH, NONVITAL;

EID: 69949115851     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2009.01577.x     Document Type: Review

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