Microanatomy of the incisive canal using three-dimensional reconstruction of microCT images: An ex vivo study

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

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 583-590

  Song, Wu Chul ^a   Jo, Dong In ^b   Lee, Jeong Yong ^a   Kim, Jeong Nam ^a   Hur, Mi Sun ^c   Hu, Kyung Seok ^c   Kim, Hee Jin ^c   Shin, Chuog ^d   Koh, Ki Seok ^a  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Plastic Surgeon   (South Korea)

^c Oral Science Research Center   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; EDENTULOUSNESS; HARD PALATE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INCISOR; INNERVATION; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MICROTOMY; NOSE CAVITY; PATHOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VASCULARIZATION;

CADAVER; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INCISOR; JAW, EDENTULOUS; MAXILLA; MICROTOMY; NASAL CAVITY; PALATE, HARD; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 70349250396     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.06.036     Document Type: Article

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