Ex vivo evaluation of the ability of the ROOT ZX II to locate the apical foramen and to control the apical extent of rotary canal instrumentation

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 502-507

  Felippe, W T ^a,b   Felippe, M C S ^a   Reyes Carmona, J ^a   Crozoe F C I ^a   Alvisi, B B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b 179 702 Centro Florianópolis   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apex locator; Root canal length; ROOT ZX II; Rotary instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ODONTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; ODONTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 43449096361     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2008.01386.x     Document Type: Article

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