Current status of dental caries diagnosis using cone beam computed tomography

Imaging Science in Dentistry

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 43-51

  Park, Young Seok ^a   Ahn, Jin Soo ^a   Kwon, Ho Beom ^a   Lee, Seung Pyo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography; Dental caries; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865114939     PISSN: 22337822     EISSN: 22337830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5624/isd.2011.41.2.43     Document Type: Article

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