In Vitro Radiographic Determination of Distances from Working Length Files to Root Ends Comparing Kodak RVG 6000, Schick CDR, and Kodak Insight Film

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 566-568

  Radel, Robert T ^a   Goodell, Gary G ^a   McClanahan, Scott B ^a   Cohen, Mark E ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Naval Institute for Dental and Biomedical Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital radiography; image enhancement; Kodak InSight film; Kodak RVG 6000; radiography; root length; Schick CDR; working length

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDODONTICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIOGRAPHY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH ROOT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTH APEX; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 33646679164     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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