Pulse Oximetry: Review of a Potential Aid in Endodontic Diagnosis

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 329-333

  Jafarzadeh, Hamid ^a   Rosenberg, Paul A ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endodontics; pulp; pulse oximetry; vitality tests

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OXIMETRY; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; VASCULARIZATION;

DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; DENTAL PULP TEST; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; OXIMETRY; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 60649104045     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.12.006     Document Type: Review

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