Methodological considerations in the determination of working length

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 371-376

  Martinez Lozano M A ^a,b   Forner Navarro, L ^a   Sanchez Cortes J L ^a   Llena Puy, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Digital radiography; Electronic apex locator; Working length

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ODONTOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; ODONTOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 0035403393     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2001.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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