A Comparative Study of the Effects of Two Nickel-Titanium Preparation Techniques on Root Canal Geometry Assessed by Microcomputed Tomography

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1455-1459

  Loizides, Alexios L ^a   Kakavetsos, Vasilios D ^a   Tzanetakis, Giorgos N ^a   Kontakiotis, Evangelos G ^a   Eliades, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hero shaper; microcomputed tomography; ProTaper; root canal geometry; shaping ability

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; MOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH PULP;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; MOLAR; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TITANIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36249009598     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.07.019     Document Type: Article

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