The accuracy of electronic working length determination

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-131

  Hoer, D ^a,b   Attin, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apex locator; Endodontics; Working length

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS; ENDODONTICS; ERROR; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROSCOPY; ODONTOMETRY; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

EID: 1342343190     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0143-2885.2004.00764.x     Document Type: Article

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