Effect of electronic apex locators on cardiac pacemaker function

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 831-833

  Garofalo, Raphael R ^a   Ede, Elias N ^b   Dorn, Samuel O ^a   Kuttler, Sergio ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Biotronik   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; HISTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; ODONTOMETRY; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; ODONTOMETRY; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 0036887122     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200212000-00009     Document Type: Article

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