The Prevalence and Morphologic Classification of Distolingual Roots in the Mandibular Molars in a Korean Population

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 653-657

  Song, Je Seon ^a   Choi, Hyung Jun ^a   Jung, Il Young ^b   Jung, Han Sung ^b   Kim, Seong Oh ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Dentistry   (South Korea)

^b Oral Science Research Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; ODONTOMETRY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KOREA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; ODONTOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOOTH ROOT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949462130     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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