Effect of Vapor Lock on Root Canal Debridement by Using a Side-vented Needle for Positive-pressure Irrigant Delivery

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 745-750

  Tay, Franklin R ^a   Gu, Li sha ^b   Schoeffel, G John ^c   Wimmer, Courtney ^a   Susin, Lisiane ^a   Zhang, Kai ^a   Arun, Senthil N ^d   Kim, Jongryul ^e   Looney, Stephen W ^a   Pashley, David H ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c University of Pennsylvania ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Debris; irrigation; root canal; side venting syringe delivery; smear layer; vapor lock

Indexed keywords

EID: 74649084260     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.11.022     Document Type: Article

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