The effect of an apex locator on exposure to radiation during endodontic therapy

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 524-526

  Brunton, Paul A ^a   Abdeen, Dilshan ^b   Macfarlane, Tatiana V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRODE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCISOR; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; ODONTOMETRY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZATION; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CUSPID; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; INCISOR; ODONTOMETRY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 0036634948     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200207000-00009     Document Type: Article

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