Clinical evaluation of audiometric control root canal treatment: A retrospective case study

Quintessence International

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 465-475

  Murakami, Masaki ^a   Inoue, Shintaro ^a   Inoue, Noboru ^a,b,c  

^a Inoue Dental Clinic   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Nisseki Mitsubishi Building B1   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apical limit; Audiometric control; Endodontic therapy; Root canal; Sono Explorer

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GUTTA PERCHA; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; SILVER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUND; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SILVER; SOUND; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOOTH APEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036593111     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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