Laser-activated irrigation within root canals: Cleaning efficacy and flow visualization

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1077-1083

  De Groot, S D ^b   Verhaagen, B ^a   Versluis, M ^a   Wu, M K ^b   Wesselink, P R ^b   Van Der Sluis, L W M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Laser; Root canal; Ultrasound; Visualization

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; LAVAGE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MICROBUBBLE; SYRINGE; TOOTH ROOT; ULTRASOUND;

CUSPID; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTIN; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; LASERS; MICROBUBBLES; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RHEOLOGY; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SYRINGES; TOOTH APEX; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 70449686040     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2009.01634.x     Document Type: Article

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