A comparative scanning electron microscopic investigation of the efficacy of manual and automated instrumentation of root canals

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 660-664

  Schäfer, Edgar ^a,b   Zapke, Katja ^a  

^a Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung A   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT; TORQUE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AUTOMATION; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROTATION; SMEAR LAYER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TITANIUM; TOOTH APEX; TORQUE;

EID: 0034331016     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200011000-00007     Document Type: Article

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