Comparison of the EndoVac System to Needle Irrigation of Root Canals

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 611-615

  Nielsen, Benjamin A ^a   Craig Baumgartner, J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EndoVac; residual debris; root canal irrigation

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; TOOTH PULP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; NEEDLES; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34147132330     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.01.020     Document Type: Article

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