Morphology of the root apex of permanent teeth. a scanning electron microscope study in a Moroccan population
El Ouarti, I.; Chala, S.; Abdallaoui, F.
Odonto-Stomatologie Tropicale 39(156): 17-24
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0251-172X PMID: 30240181 Document Number: 691410
This study aimed to investigate the root apex morphology in permanent teeth of a Moroccan population using scanning electron microscope. Eighty-seven teeth were collected from Moroccan patients attending the Oral Surgery Department of the faculty of dentistry, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco. The extracted teeth were then prepared for scanning electron microscope (SEM) observation at a root apex slice thickness of 5 mm.