Efficacy of a New Brush-Covered Irrigation Needle in Removing Root Canal Debris: A Scanning Electron Microscopic Study

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1181-1184

  Al Hadlaq, Solaiman M ^a   Al Turaiki, Sami A ^a   Al Sulami, Uthman ^a   Saad, Abdulhamied Y ^a  

^a Director of Dental Implant and Osseointegration Research Chair   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Brush covered needle; cleaning; debris; irrigation

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS;

ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL SURGERY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NEEDLE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEEDLES; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER;

EID: 33845347121     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2006.07.019     Document Type: Article

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