Journal of Endodontics
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 616-625 , May 2009

External Cervical Resorption: A Review

  • Shanon Patel, BDS, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Endodontic Postgraduate Unit, King's College London Dental Institute, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to Shanon Patel, 45 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8SB, UK.
    • ,
  • Shalini Kanagasingam, BDS, MFDS

      Affiliations

    • Endodontic Postgraduate Unit, King's College London Dental Institute, London, UK
    • National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • ,
  • Thomas Pitt Ford, BDS, PhD, FDS

      Affiliations

    • Endodontic Postgraduate Unit, King's College London Dental Institute, London, UK

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doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.01.015

Journal of Endodontics
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 616-625 , May 2009

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