Detection of vertical root fractures by conventional radiographic examination and cone beam computed tomography - an in vitro analysis

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-46

  da Silveira, Priscila Fernanda ^a   Vizzotto, Mariana Boessio ^a   Liedke, Gabriela Salatino ^a   da Silveira, Heraldo Luis Dias ^a   Montagner, Francisco ^a   da Silveira, Heloísa Emília Dias ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography; Conventional radiograph; Vertical root fracture

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; GUTTA PERCHA; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT;

AREA UNDER CURVE; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTAL ALLOYS; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; POST AND CORE TECHNIQUE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; ROC CURVE; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH FRACTURES; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH, NONVITAL;

EID: 84871968878     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: 16009657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2012.01126.x     Document Type: Article

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