Use of rubber dam and irrigant selection in UK general dental practice

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 435-441

  Whitworth, J M ^a   Seccombe, G V ^a   Shoker, K ^a   Steele, J G ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Irrigants; Isolation; UK

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CHLORHEXIDINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; RUBBER DAMS; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE;

EID: 0034278798     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2000.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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