Modification of the working length after rotary instrumentation. A comparative study of four systems

Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Martín Micó, Milagros ^a   Forner Navarro, Leopoldo ^b,c   Almenar García, Amelia ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA   (Spain)

^b Dental Pathology and Therapeutics Unit   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crown down; Rotary instruments; Working length

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DEVICE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY;

HUMANS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION;

EID: 62549115762     PISSN: 16984447     EISSN: 16986946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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