Canal-centering ability of two rotary file systems

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 283-286

  Ponti, Tony M ^a   McDonald, N J ^a   Kuttler, Sergio ^b   Strassler, Howard E ^c   Dumsha, Thomas C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; RESIN; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROTOMY; MOLAR TOOTH; PHOTOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATION; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH PULP;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROTOMY; MOLAR; NICKEL; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLASTIC EMBEDDING; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROTATION; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 0036526876     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200204000-00006     Document Type: Article

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