The efficacy of ultrasonic irrigation to remove artificially placed dentine debris from different-sized simulated plastic root canals

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 607-612

  Lee, S J ^a   Wu, M K ^b   Wesselink, P R ^b  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dentine debris; Ultrasonic irrigation; Uninstrumented extension

Indexed keywords

WAX;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; DENTIN; INSTRUMENTATION; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LAVAGE; MICROSCOPE; RANK SUM TEST; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; ULTRASOUND; WIRE FIXATION;

DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTIN; IRRIGATION; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 4444247536     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2004.00857.x     Document Type: Article

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