Electrical impedance measurements of root canal length

Endodontics and Dental Traumatology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 126-131

  Meredith, N ^a,c   Gulabivala, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BRISTOL DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrical impedance; Root canal length; Root canal treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDODONTICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; ODONTOMETRY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HUMANS; ODONTOMETRY; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TOOTH APEX; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0031152110     PISSN: 01092502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.1997.tb00025.x     Document Type: Article

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