A clinical method to determine the optimal apical preparation size. Part I

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 686-691

  Weiger, Roland ^a   Bartha, Tibor ^b   Kalwitzki, Matthias ^c   Löst, Claus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; ODONTOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

ALGORITHMS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MOLAR; ODONTOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUES; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 33749668012     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.10.058     Document Type: Article

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