Quality of root canal fillings performed by undergraduate dental students on single-rooted teeth

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-72

  Lynch, Christopher D ^a   Burke, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dental education; Endodontic treatment; Obturation; Quality; Root filling; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCISOR; IRELAND; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH PULP;

BICUSPID; CUSPID; DENTAL CLINICS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ENDODONTICS; HUMANS; INCISOR; IRELAND; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 33744813300     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2006.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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