Ledge Formation: Review of a Great Challenge in Endodontics

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1155-1162

  Jafarzadeh, Hamid ^a   Abbott, Paul V ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bypass; endodontic mishap; ledge

Indexed keywords

ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TOOTH PULP;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION;

EID: 34548522474     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.07.015     Document Type: Review

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