A comparison of mesial molar root canal preparations using two engine-driven instruments and the balanced-force technique

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 627-631

  Imura, Noboru ^a,d   Kato, Augusto S ^a   Novo, Neil F ^b   Hata, Gin Ichiro ^c   Uemura, Manabu ^c   Toda, Tadao ^c  

^a PAEO Institute   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c OSAKA DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MANDIBLE; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MANDIBLE; MOLAR; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM;

EID: 0035486769     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200110000-00008     Document Type: Article

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