Comparing apical preparations of root canals shaped by nickel-titanium rotary instruments and nickel-titanium hand instruments

Journal of endodontics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 196-202

  Deplazes, Pia ^a   Peters, Ove ^b   Barbakow, Fred ^b  

^a School of Dentistry ^*  (Switzerland)

^b School of Dentistry   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; ROTATION; STATISTICS; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MOLAR; NICKEL; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLASTIC EMBEDDING; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROTATION; STATISTICS; TITANIUM; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 0035288583     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200103000-00015     Document Type: Article

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