Diamond-coated sonic tips are more efficient for open debridement of molar furcations: A comparative manikin study

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 302-307

  Auplish, Gita ^a   Needleman, Ian G ^a,b   Moles, David R ^a   Newman, Hubert N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Debridement; Diamond coated; Furcation; In vitro; Periodontitis; Scaling; Sonic scaler

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; TIME; ULTRASOUND;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL SCALING; DIAMOND; EVALUATION STUDIES; FURCATION DEFECTS; HUMANS; MANIKINS; SONICATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034185636     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051x.2000.027005302.x     Document Type: Review

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