A comparison of Profile, Hero 642, and K3 instrumentation systems in teeth using digital imaging analysis

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 112-115

  González Rodríguez, María Paloma ^a   Ferrer Luque, Carmen María ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0347951094     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2003.08.019     Document Type: Article

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