Papilla proportions in the maxillary anterior dentition

International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 385-393

  Chu, Stephen J ^a   Tarnow, Dennis P ^a   Tan, Jocelyn H P ^b   Stappert, Christian F J ^a,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCISOR; MALE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOMETRY; TOOTH CROWN;

ADULT; CUSPID; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HUMANS; INCISOR; MALE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOMETRY; TOOTH CROWN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953313800     PISSN: 01987569     EISSN: 19453388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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