Effect of using electronic apex locators on selected endodontic treatment parameters

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 364-367

  Fouad, Ashraf F ^a   Reid, Lester C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; ENDODONTICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCISOR; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; ODONTOMETRY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARD; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICUSPID; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CUSPID; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INCISOR; MOLAR; ODONTOMETRY; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 0034207998     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200006000-00013     Document Type: Article

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