Irregularities below the enamel-dentin junction may predispose for fissure caries

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1066-1070

  Kuhnisch J ^a   Galler, M ^a   Seitz, M ^a   Stich, H ^b   Lussi, A ^b   Hickel, R ^a   Kunzelmann, K H ^a   Bucher K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

dentin caries; developmental disorder; enamel caries; enamel dentin junction; hidden caries; microtomography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENAMEL; HUMAN; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH CROWN;

DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL FISSURES; DENTIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MOLAR; TOOTH CROWN; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84867719405     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034512458688     Document Type: Article

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