In vivo debridement efficacy of ultrasonic irrigation following hand-rotary instrumentation in human mandibular molars

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 166-170

  Gutarts, Rubin ^a   Nusstein, John ^a   Reader, Al ^a   Beck, Mike ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOLAR TOOTH; NORMAL HUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 14944340655     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.don.0000137651.01496.48     Document Type: Article

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