Canal transportation and centring ability of RaCe rotary instruments

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 499-506

  Pasternak Junior B ^b   Sousa Neto, M D ^a,c   Silva, R G ^b,c  

^a University of Ribeirão Preto ^*  (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RIBEIRÃO PRETO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canal transportation; Computed tomography; Nickel titanium; RaCe instruments; Rotary instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MAXILLA; MOLAR; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 65449183742     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2008.01536.x     Document Type: Article

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