The In Vivo Evaluation of Hand/Rotary/Ultrasound Instrumentation in Necrotic, Human Mandibular Molars

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 782-787

  Burleson, Aaron ^a   Nusstein, John ^a   Reader, Al ^a   Beck, Mike ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; necrotic debris; ultrasonic irrigation; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; ENDODONTICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATION; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADULT; BIOFILMS; DEBRIDEMENT; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MOLAR; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; ROTATION; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 34250176891     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.04.015     Document Type: Article

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