International Journal of Dentistry
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 634567, 20 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/634567
Review Article

Use of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Endodontics

1Division of Radiology and Imaging Science, Department of Surgical and Hospital Dentistry, The University of Louisville School of Dentistry, 501 South Preston Street, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
2Department of Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
3Kodak Dental Imaging/Practiceworks, 1765 The Exchange, Atlanta, GA 30339, USA

Received 16 September 2009; Accepted 15 December 2009

Academic Editor: Eiichiro I. Ariji

Copyright © 2009 William C. Scarfe et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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