A cleaning protocol for rotary nickel-titanium endodontic instruments

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 20-27

  Parashos, P ^a   Linsuwanont, P ^a   Messer, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cleaning endodontic files; Cross infection

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; NICKEL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; STAINING; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 1842633762     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2004.tb00045.x     Document Type: Article

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