A Retrospective Clinical Study of Incidence of Root Canal Instrument Separation in an Endodontics Graduate Program: A PennEndo Database Study

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1048-1052

  Iqbal, Mian K ^a   Kohli, Meetu R ^a   Kim, Jessica S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Graduate endodontic program; hand instrument; instrument separation; NiTi rotary instrument; root canal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT; TORQUE; UNITED STATES;

BICUSPID; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EDUCATION, DENTAL, GRADUATE; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MOLAR; PENNSYLVANIA; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROTATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOOTH APEX; TORQUE;

EID: 33749986991     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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