Reliability of different electronic apex locators to detect root perforations in vitro

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 403-407

  Kaufman, A Y ^a   Fuss, Z ^a   Keila, S ^a   Waxenberg, S ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apex locator; Radiograph; Root perforation; Root ZX

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ODONTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; TOOTH ROOT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; ODONTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0031268020     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.1997.tb00731.x     Document Type: Article

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