Electric pulp testing: A review

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 365-374

  Lin, J ^a   Chandler, N P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Electric pulp testing; Endodontics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HISTORY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TOOTH MOVEMENT;

EID: 42149190050     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2008.01375.x     Document Type: Article

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