Technical quality of root canal treatment and detection of iatrogenic errors in an undergraduate dental clinic

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 725-734

  Eleftheriadis, G I ^a,b   Lambrianidis, T P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Iatrogenic errors; Root canal treatment; Technical quality; Undergraduate dental clinic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL SURGERY; EDUCATION; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL ERROR; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 25844462912     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2005.01008.x     Document Type: Article

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