Anatomical considerations for the spread of odontogenic infection originating from the pericoronitis of impacted mandibular third molar: Computed tomographic analyses

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 589-597

  Ohshima, Aya ^a   Ariji, Yoshiko ^a   Goto, Masakazu ^a   Izumi, Masahiro ^a   Naitoh, Munetaka ^a   Kurita, Kenichi ^a   Shimozato, Kazuo ^a   Ariji, Eiichiro ^a  

^a AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH CAVITY; SOFT TISSUE; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEEK; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; NECK MUSCLES; PERICORONITIS; PTERYGOID MUSCLES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TONGUE; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH, IMPACTED;

EID: 8644274887     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2004.07.012     Document Type: Article

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