In vitro comparison of shaping abilities of protaper and gt rotary files

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 163-166

  Veltri, Mario ^a   Mollo, Aniello ^a   Pini, Pier Paolo ^a   Ghelli, Luca Fernando ^a   Balleri, Piero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOLAR TOOTH; MORPHOLOGY; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH PULP;

DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MOLAR; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION;

EID: 2342468010     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200403000-00009     Document Type: Article

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