Efficiency of hand and rotary instruments in shaping oval root canals

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 580-583

  Weiger, Roland ^a   El Ayouti, Ashraf ^a   Löst, Claus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCISOR; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PHOTOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROTATION; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INCISOR; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MOLAR; PHOTOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROTATION; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0036673028     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200208000-00004     Document Type: Article

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