Ex vivo comparison of the accuracy of Root ZX II in detecting apical constriction using different meter's reading

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

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Versiani, Marco Aurélio ^a   Santana, Bianca Palma ^b   Caram, Cristiane Melo ^c   Pascon, Elizeu Álvaro ^b   de Souza, Cássio José Alves ^a   Biffi, João Carlos Gabrielli ^a  

^a ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE ODONTOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^c Calabrodental ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; ODONTOMETRY; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; ODONTOMETRY; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 67649452497     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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