title: Localisation of retained roots by fibre-optic transillumination.
abstract: The rationale for the use of fibre-optic transillumination in the location of residual roots is discussed and the technique is described.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Regensburg, West Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niederdellmann
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shetty
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000473:pathology*; D014172:Transillumination / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*