Evaluation of a Sonic Device Designed to Activate Irrigant in the Root Canal

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 143-146

  Jiang, Lei Meng ^a   Verhaagen, Bram ^b   Versluis, Michel ^b   van der Sluis, Lucas W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activation; irrigation; root canal; sonic; ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS;

ARTICLE; DENTAL SURGERY; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; OSCILLOMETRY; ULTRASOUND;

HUMANS; IRRIGATION; OSCILLOMETRY; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER; SONICATION; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 71149111696     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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