Measurement of pressure and flow rates during irrigation of a root canal ex vivo with three endodontic needles

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 504-513

  Boutsioukis, C ^a,c   Lambrianidis, T ^a   Kastrinakis, E ^b   Bekiaroglou, P ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Irrigant flow rate; Irrigation; Needle; Pressure

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CHELATING AGENT; EDETIC ACID; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LAVAGE; MALE; NEEDLE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESSURE; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYRINGE; TIME; TOOTH PULP; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CHELATING AGENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EDETIC ACID; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MALE; NEEDLES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESSURE; RHEOLOGY; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SEX FACTORS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SYRINGES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSDUCERS; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 34249990032     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2007.01244.x     Document Type: Article

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