Dimension, anatomy and morphology of the mesiobuccal root canal system in maxillary molars

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 985-989

  Degerness, Randy A ^a   Bowles, Walter R ^b  

^a Private Practice   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canal anatomy; danger zone; isthmus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIN; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAXILLA; MICROTOMY; MOLAR TOOTH; ODONTOMETRY; TOOTH CERVIX; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; TOOTH APEX;

DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; HUMANS; MAXILLA; MICROTOMY; MOLAR; ODONTOMETRY; TISSUE EMBEDDING; TOOTH APEX; TOOTH CERVIX; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 77955288261     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2010.02.017     Document Type: Article

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