Apical Transportation: A Comparative Evaluation of Three Root Canal Instrumentation Techniques with Three Different Apical Diameters

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1545-1548

  López, Fernanda Ullmann ^a   Fachin, Elaine Vianna ^a   Camargo Fontanella, Vania Regina ^b   Barletta, Fernando Branco ^b   Só, Marcus Vinícius Reis ^c   Grecca, Fabiana Soares ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental pulp cavity; endodontics; root canal preparation

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT; TORQUE;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MATERIALS TESTING; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOOTH APEX; TORQUE;

EID: 56249137193     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.07.027     Document Type: Article

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