The Sodium Hypochlorite Accident: Experience of Diplomates of the American Board of Endodontics

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1346-1350

  Kleier, Donald J ^a   Averbach, Robert E ^a   Mehdipour, Omid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident; diplomates; irrigation; sodium hypochlorite; survey

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; OSTEOLYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; BICUSPID; ENDODONTICS; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53349168544     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.07.021     Document Type: Article

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