Temporomandibular joint disc: A proposed histopathological degeneration grading score system

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1117-1122

  Leonardi, Rosalia ^a   Rusu, Mugurel Constantin ^b   Loreto, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Degeneration; Grading; Histopathology; Score; TMJ disc

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISK; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 77957360255     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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