Root canal preparation with the NiTi systems K3, Mtwo and ProTaper

Australian Endodontic Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-81

  Sonntag, David ^a   Ott, Mareike ^a   Kook, Kathrin ^a   Stachniss, Vitus ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crown down; Nickel titanium; Root canal preparation; Single length; Standardised technique

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; GUTTA PERCHA; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MOLAR; NICKEL; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TITANIUM; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 35348918935     PISSN: 13291947     EISSN: 17474477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4477.2007.00062.x     Document Type: Article

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