Journal of Endodontics
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 513-517 , July 2004

Digital Radiograph Registration and Subtraction: A Useful Tool for the Evaluation of the Progress of Chronic Apical Periodontitis

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 Supported by the Greek Ministry of Research and Technology, Research Grant PENED'99, No 1926.Address requests for reprints to Dr. Georgios Mikrogeorgis, 11, Pindarou Str., 546 39 Thessaloniki, Greece. e-mail: gmicro@dent.auth.gr.

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doi: 10.1097/00004770-200407000-00013

Journal of Endodontics
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 513-517 , July 2004

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