Epidemiological evaluation of apical periodontitis prevalence in an urban Brazilian population

The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of apical periodontitis (AP) in an urban Brazilian population according to gender, age group and tooth type. Data were collected from clinical files containing the medical and dental histories and periapical radiographs of 1,126 patients treated at th...

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Main Authors: Teresa BERLINCK, Justine Monteiro Monnerat TINOCO, Fernanda Leal Fonseca CARVALHO, Luciana Moura SASSONE, Eduardo Muniz Barretto TINOCO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2015-01-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242015000100246&lng=en&tlng=en