Single Versus Multiple Visits for Endodontic Treatment of Permanent Teeth: A Cochrane Systematic Review

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1041-1047

  Figini, Lara ^a   Lodi, Giovanni ^a   Gorni, Fabio ^b   Gagliani, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apical periodontitis; COCHRANE; meta analysis; multiple visit endodontics treatment; nonsurgical root canal therapy; one visit endodontics; systematic review

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; DENTAL SURGERY; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; EPISODE OF CARE; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49349089236     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.06.009     Document Type: Review

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