Detection of a transitional ion concentration zone during electronic measurement of root canal length: A study in vitro

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 374-380

  Tamarut, T ^a   Kovacevic M ^a,b   Uhac I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b NONE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Apex locators; Electrolytes; Foramen diameter; Length estimation

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CALCIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; ENDODONTICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

AGAR; CALCIUM; CALIBRATION; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; POTASSIUM; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SODIUM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; STATISTICS; TOOTH APEX; TOOTH CROWN;

EID: 0034231422     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2000.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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