Ex vivo evaluation of the capacity of the Tri Auto ZX to locate the apical foramen during root canal retreatment

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 718-724

  Alves, A M H ^a   Felippe, M C S ^a   Felippe, W T ^a   Rocha, M J C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electronic apex locator; Electronic odontometry; Endodontic retreatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ODONTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETREATMENT; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

CUSPID; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; ODONTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETREATMENT; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 25844517978     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2005.01007.x     Document Type: Article

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