Accuracy of four electronic apex locators: An in vitro evaluation

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 77-82

  De Moor, R J G ^a,b   Hommez, G M G ^a   Martens, L C ^a   De Boever, J G ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apex locator; Root canal instruments; Root canal length

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; ODONTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; ODONTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TOOTH APEX; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0033112913     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.1999.tb00758.x     Document Type: Article

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