Prevalence of Zygomatic Air Cell Defect in adults - A retrospective panoramic radiographic analysis

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 957-959

  Patil, Karthikeya ^a   Mahima, V G ^a   Malleshi, Suchetha N ^b   Srikanth, H S ^a  

^a JSS DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Farooqia Dental College and Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Mastoid; Panoramic radiography; Regional anatomy; Temporomandibular joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTOID; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTPATIENT; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL DEFECT; ZYGOMATIC AIR CELL DEFECT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT; ZYGOMA;

EID: 84859961043     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.01.081     Document Type: Article

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