Comparison of the efficacy of conventional radiography, digital radiography, and ultrasound in diagnosing periapical lesions

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 379-385

  Raghav, Namita ^a   Reddy, Sujatha S ^b   Giridhar, A G ^c   Murthy, Srinivas ^b   Devi, Yashodha ^b   Santana, N ^b   Rakesh, N ^b   Kaushik, Atul ^b  

^a KD Dental College and Hospital Mathura   (India)

^b M S RAMAIAH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (India)

^c M S RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

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EID: 78049356806     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2010.04.039     Document Type: Article

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