The impact of instrument fracture on outcome of endodontic treatment

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 845-850

  Spili, Peter ^a   Parashos, Peter ^a   Messer, Harold H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case control study; Fractured instrument prevalence; Fractured instruments; Prognosis; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 28144462444     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.don.0000164127.62864.7c     Document Type: Article

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