An ex vivo comparison of working length determination by 3 electronic apex locators

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

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Pascon, Elizeu Álvaro ^a   Marrelli, Massimo ^a   Congi, Orsola ^a   Ciancio, Rosetta ^a   Miceli, Federica ^a   Versiani, Marco Aurélio ^b  

^a Calabrodental Centro Odontoiatrico   (Italy)

^b ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE ODONTOLOGIA   (Brazil)

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; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; ODONTOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

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

EID: 69049093793     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.04.040     Document Type: Article

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