Efficacy of rotary instruments with greater taper in preparing oval root canals

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1088-1092

  ElAyouti, A ^a   Chu, A L ^a   Kimionis, I ^a   Klein, C ^a   Weiger, R ^b   Lost C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dentine wall thickness; Nickel titanium rotary systems; Oval root canal preparation; Root canal dimensions

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; ODONTOMETRY; PATHOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH PULP;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; NICKEL; ODONTOMETRY; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 55949126385     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2008.01475.x     Document Type: Article

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