Quality of preparation of oval distal root canals in mandibular molars using nickel-titanium instruments

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 919-928

  Rodig T ^a   Hulsmann M ^a   Muhge M ^a   Schafers F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Canal cleanliness; Canal shape; Nickel titanium rotary instruments; Root canal preparation

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLIABILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; TOOTH PULP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLAR; NICKEL; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLIABILITY; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM;

EID: 0036833687     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2002.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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