Effectiveness of a Manual Glide Path on the Preparation of Curved Root Canals by Using Mtwo Rotary Instruments

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 699-702

  Uroz Torres, David ^a   González Rodríguez, María Paloma ^a   Ferrer Luque, Carmen María ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Glide path; Mtwo; NiTi rotary instrumentation

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MATERIALS TESTING; NICKEL; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROTATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 65349139397     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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