Comparison between a short and a conventional blade periodontal curet: An in vitro study

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 548-551

  Landry, Colette ^a   Long, Barbara ^b   Singer, David ^a   Senthilselvan, Ambikaipakan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Curet evaluation; Dentiform teeth; Root deposits; Root roughness

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL CARE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PERIODONTICS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TOOTH ROOT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL MODELS; HUMANS; ROOT PLANING; SUBGINGIVAL CURETTAGE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0033174469     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051X.1999.260809.x     Document Type: Review

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