Comparative investigation of two rotary nickel-titanium instruments: ProTaper versus RaCe. Part 2. Cleaning effectiveness and shaping ability in severely curved root canals of extracted teeth

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 239-248

  Schafer E ^a   Vlassis, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Canal curvature; Canal straightening; Debris; Irrigation; Smear layer

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

CHELATING AGENTS; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MOLAR; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER; TITANIUM;

EID: 1942503388     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0143-2885.2004.00783.x     Document Type: Article

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