Accuracy of electronic apex locater-controlled handpieces

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 437-441

  Barthelemy, Jonathan ^a   Gregor, Ladislav ^a   Krejci, Ivo ^a   Wataha, John ^b   Bouillaguet, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ODONTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; ODONTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 59649090012     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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