Differences in Aluminum Equivalent Values of Endodontic Sealers: Conventional Versus Digital Radiography

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1101-1104

  Baksi, B Guniz ^a   Sen, B Hakan ^a   Eyuboglu, Tan Firat ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Digital; radiography; radiopacity; root canal sealer; storage phosphor plate

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ALUMINUM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTRAST MEDIA; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; X-RAY FILM; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 49349085754     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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