The Evaluation of Four Electronic Apex Locators in Teeth with Simulated Horizontal Oblique Root Fractures

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1497-1499

  Goldberg, Fernando ^a   Frajlich, Santiago ^a   Kuttler, Sergio ^b   Manzur, Emilio ^a   Briseño Marroquín, Benjamín ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL SALVADOR   (Argentina)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apical limit; electronic apex locators; horizontal oblique root fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRONICS; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; ODONTOMETRY; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICS; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH ROOT;

ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; ODONTOMETRY; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TOOTH APEX; TOOTH FRACTURES; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 56249109700     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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