The quality of apical canal preparation using hand and rotary instruments with specific criteria for enlargement based on initial apical file size

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 658-664

  Tan, Boon Tik ^a   Messer, Harold H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROTOMY; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MICROTOMY; MOLAR; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROTATION; STAINLESS STEEL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TITANIUM; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 0036725348     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200209000-00008     Document Type: Article

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