Evaluation of a pulse oximeter and customized probe for pulp vitality testing

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 105-109

  Kahan, Richard S ^a   Gulabivala, Kishor ^a   Snook, Martin ^a   Setchell, Derrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INCISOR; INSTRUMENTATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OXIMETRY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; VASCULARIZATION;

ARTIFACTS; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP TEST; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INCISOR; OXIMETRY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0030098120     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-2399(96)80283-4     Document Type: Article

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