Journal of Endodontics
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 739-742 , June 2008

Diagnosis of Vertical Root Fractures with Optical Coherence Tomography

  • Hagay Shemesh, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cariology Endodontology Pedodontology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to Dr Hagay Shemesh, ACTA, CEP, Louwesweg 1, 1066 EA Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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  • Gijs van Soest, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Thorax Center, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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  • Min-Kai Wu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cariology Endodontology Pedodontology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Paul R. Wesselink, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cariology Endodontology Pedodontology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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PII: S0099-2399(08)00264-1

doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.03.013

Journal of Endodontics
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 739-742 , June 2008

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