Apical periodontitis in southern Estonian population: prevalence and associations with quality of root canal fillings and coronal restorations

Abstract Background Apical periodontitis (AP) is an inflammatory disease around the apex of a tooth root. Reported prevalence of AP ranges from 27% to 83% while the data about most post-Soviet countries are still missing. Knowing the prevalence of AP within a certain population helps to plan the tre...

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Main Authors: Veiko Vengerfeldt, Reet Mändar, Minh Son Nguyen, Silvia Saukas, Mare Saag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-017-0429-7