Tooth Morphology and Access Cavity Preparation

Cohen's Pathways of the Pulp, Tenth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 136-222

  Vertucci, Frank J ^a,b   Haddix, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b American Board of Urology   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-06489-7.00007-2     Document Type: Chapter

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