A comparison of two nickel-titanium instrumentation techniques in teeth using microcomputed tomography

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 279-285

  Rhodes, J S ^a   Pitt Ford, T R ^a   Lynch, J A ^a   Liepins, P J ^a   Curtis, R V ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microcomputed tomography; Nickel titanium; Root canal preparation; Three dimensional imaging

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH PULP;

DENTAL HIGH-SPEED TECHNIQUE; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; NICKEL; PROBABILITY; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TITANIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034189066     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.1999.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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