Restoration of endodontically treated teeth: The seven keys to success

General Dentistry

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 596-603

  Baba, Nadim Z ^a   Goodacre, Charles J ^a   Daher, Tony ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

CROWNS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; HUMANS; POST AND CORE TECHNIQUE; TOOTH FRACTURES; TOOTH, NONVITAL;

EID: 75549086995     PISSN: 03636771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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