Questionnaire survey on the use of rotary nickel-titanium endodontic instruments by Australian dentists

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 249-259

  Parashos, P ^a   Messer, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Questionnaire survey; Rotary NiTi

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM;

AUSTRALIA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; DEVICE; ENDODONTICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AUSTRALIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; NICKEL; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; RURAL POPULATION; TITANIUM; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 1942439132     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0143-2885.2004.00784.x     Document Type: Review

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