Evaluation of working length determination methods: An in vivo / ex vivo study

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 60-62

  Shanmugaraj, Muthu ^a   Nivedha, Rajendran ^a   Mathan, Rajan ^a   Balagopal, Sundaresan ^a  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Electronic apex locator; Radiographic tooth length; Working length determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249064291     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.32421     Document Type: Article

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