The effect of working parameters on root substance removal using a piezoelectric ultrasonic scaler in vitro

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 158-163

  Flemmig, T F ^a,c   Petersilka, G J ^a   Mehl, A ^b   Hickel, R ^b   Klaiber, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Abteilung fur Parodontologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Damage; Periodontitis therapy; Piezoelectric; Quantification; Root; Ultrasonic scaling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; TOOTH ROOT; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL SCALING; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH ROOT; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 0031991085     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.1998.tb02422.x     Document Type: Article

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