Radiographic study of the prevalence of apical periodontitis and endodontic tratment in the adult population of São Luís, MA, Brazil Estudo radiográfico da prevalência de periodontite apical e tratamento endodôntico na população adulta de São Luís, MA, Brasil

• Main Authors: Analúcia Guerra Terças (Author), Ana Emília Figueiredo de Oliveira (Author), Fernanda Ferreira Lopes (Author), Etevaldo Matos Maia Filho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2006-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study investigated the prevalence of apical periodontitis (AP) and its association with endodontically treated teeth in residents of São Luís, MA, Brazil. Two-hundred complete series of periapical radiographs taken over a 10-year period (1993-2003) were retrieved from the files of four prosth...