Electronic length measurement using small and large files in enlarged canals

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 359-364

  Nguyen, H Q ^a   Kaufman, A Y ^b   Komorowski, R C ^a   Friedman, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apical constriction; Electronic apex locators, root length determination; Root canal preparation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ENDODONTICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ODONTOMETRY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; ODONTOMETRY; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH APEX; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0030274468     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.1996.tb01398.x     Document Type: Article

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