Electronic determination of root canal length in primary teeth with and without root resorption

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 447-452

  Mente, J ^a   Seidel, J ^a   Buchalla, W ^b   Koch, M J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c Poliklin F Zahnerhaltungskunde   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apex localization; Electric endometry; Endodontic treatment; Primary teeth; Resorption

Indexed keywords

FIXATIVE; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INCISOR; INSTRUMENTATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; ODONTOMETRY; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIXATIVES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INCISOR; OBSERVER VARIATION; ODONTOMETRY; PHOTOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROOT RESORPTION; SALICYLATES; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOOTH APEX; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0036559546     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2002.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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