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ArticleClinical case reports2020

A mandibular second molar with a middle mesial root canal.

Takayoshi Nagahara, Katsuhiro Takeda, Keinoshin Wada, Satomi Shirawachi, Tomoyuki Iwata, Hidemi Kurihara, Hideki Shiba

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Takayoshi NagaharaNippon Kokan Fukuyama Hospital Fukuyama Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6896-1404
Katsuhiro TakedaDepartment of Biological Endodontics Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences Hiroshima University Hiroshima Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2416-6692
Keinoshin WadaWada Dental Clinic Fukuyama Japan.
Satomi ShirawachiDepartment of Biological Endodontics Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences Hiroshima University Hiroshima Japan.
Tomoyuki IwataDepartment of Periodontal Medicine Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences Hiroshima University Hiroshima Japan.
Hidemi KuriharaDepartment of Periodontal Medicine Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences Hiroshima University Hiroshima Japan.
Hideki ShibaDepartment of Biological Endodontics Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences Hiroshima University Hiroshima Japan.
Hiroshima University · JPFukuyama Cardiovascular Hospital · JPFukuyama City Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present case report describes the clinical detection and root canal management of a rare middle mesial canal of a Japanese mandibular second molar by troughing preparation using an operating microscope and cone-beam computed tomography.

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cone‐beam computed tomographymandibular second molarmiddle mesial canaltroughing preparation

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PMID32577255
PMCPMC7303868
OpenAlexW3012507471

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