New nomenclature for extra canals based on four reported cases of maxillary first molars with six canals

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1073-1078

  Karthikeyan, Kittappa ^a   Mahalaxmi, Sekar ^a  

^a SRM Dental College and Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Access modification; additional canals; magnification; nomenclature; root canal morphology

Indexed keywords

CAVIT G; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; TOOTH CEMENT; ZINC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOLOGY; PULPITIS; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DENTAL CEMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLA; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; POLYVINYLS; PULPITIS; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 77955300121     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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