Reliability of CBCT and other radiographic methods in preoperative evaluation of lower third molars

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

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 276-284

  Suomalainen, Anni ^a   Ventä, Irja ^b   Mattila, Mika ^c   Turtola, Lauri ^b   Vehmas, Tapio ^c   Peltola, Jaakko S ^a,b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Pantomo ^*

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT;

ADULT; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MOLAR, THIRD; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH, IMPACTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049136568     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.10.021     Document Type: Article

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