In vitro infrared thermographic assessment of root surface temperature rises during thermafil retreatment using system B

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 413-415

  Lipski, Mariusz ^a   Woźniak, Krzysztof ^a,b  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Department of Conservative Dentistry ^*  (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUTTA PERCHA; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAT; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETREATMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT;

BICUSPID; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GUTTA-PERCHA; HEAT; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; PLASTICS; RETREATMENT; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0041418199     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200306000-00008     Document Type: Article

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