Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 98, Issue 4 , Pages 285-311 , October 2007

Outcomes of root canal treatment and restoration, implant-supported single crowns, fixed partial dentures, and extraction without replacement: A systematic review

  • Mahmoud Torabinejad, DMD, MSD, PhD

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    • Professor of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif
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  • Patricia Anderson, MILS

      Affiliations

    • Head Librarian, Dentistry Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • Jim Bader, DDS, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Research Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • L. Jackson Brown, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Executive Director, Health Policy Resources Center, American Dental Association, Chicago, Ill
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  • Lie H. Chen, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Statistical Programmer, Health Research Consulting Group, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif
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  • Charles J. Goodacre, DDS, MSD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Dean, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif
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  • Mathew T Kattadiyil, DDS, MDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Interim Director, Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif
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  • Diana Kutsenko, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Postgraduate Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif
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  • Jaime Lozada, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Graduate Program Director of Implant Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif
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  • Rishi Patel, BDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif
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  • Floyd Petersen, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Health Research Consulting Group, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif
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  • Israel Puterman, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Postgraduate Periodontics, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif
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  • Shane N. White, BDentSc, MS, MA, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, University of California Los Angeles School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Dr Shane N. White UCLA School of Dentistry 10833 LeConte Ave CHS 23-010 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668 Fax: 310-206-3644

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PII: S0022-3913(07)60102-4

doi: 10.1016/S0022-3913(07)60102-4

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 98, Issue 4 , Pages 285-311 , October 2007

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