CBCT for the assessment of second mesiobuccal (MB2) canals in maxillary molar teeth: Effect of voxel size and presence of root filling

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 870-876

  Vizzotto, M B ^a   Silveira, P F ^a   Arus N A ^a   Montagner, F ^a   Gomes, B P F A ^b   da Silveira, H E D ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography; Diagnosis; Endodontics

Indexed keywords

ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL;

ARTIFACT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

ARTIFACTS; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAXILLA; MOLAR; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 84881495625     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iej.12075     Document Type: Article

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