The accuracy of root canal measurements using the Mini Apex Locator and Root ZX-II: an evaluation in vitro

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  D'Assunção, Fábio Luiz Cunha ^a   de Albuquerque, Diana Santana ^b   Salazar Silva, Juan Ramon ^a   de Queiroz Ferreira, Linalda Correia ^c   Bezerra, Priscila Medeiros ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; ODONTOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; ODONTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 34547868137     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.03.025     Document Type: Article

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