Accuracy of three different electronic apex locators in detecting simulated horizontal and vertical root fractures

Australian Endodontic Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 64-69

  Ebrahim, Aqeel K ^a   Wadachi, Reiko ^a   Suda, Hideaki ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agar; Electronic apex locator; Horizontal root fracture; Vertical root fracture

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INJURY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH ROOT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; HUMANS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH APEX; TOOTH FRACTURES; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 33749041279     PISSN: 13291947     EISSN: 17474477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4477.2006.00020.x     Document Type: Article

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