Evaluation of the centreing ability of the ProTaper Universal™ rotary system in curved roots in comparison to Nitiflex™ files

Australian Endodontic Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 174-179

  Aguiar, Carlos Menezes ^a   de Andrade Mendes, Daniela ^a   Câmara, Andréa Cruz ^a   de Figueiredo, Jose Antonio Poli ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental pulp cavity; Instrumentation; Instruments; Root canal; Root canal preparation

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CHELATING AGENT; DENTAL ALLOY; EDETIC ACID; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLAR TOOTH; ODONTOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; CHELATING AGENTS; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EDETIC ACID; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLAR; NICKEL; ODONTOMETRY; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROTATION; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 77649203216     PISSN: 13291947     EISSN: 17474477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4477.2009.00168.x     Document Type: Article

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