Preparation of Oval-shaped Root Canals in Mandibular Molars Using Nickel-Titanium Rotary Instruments: A Micro-computed Tomography Study

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 703-707

  Paqué, Frank ^a   Balmer, Marc ^a   Attin, Thomas ^a   Peters, Ove A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Micro computed tomography scans; nickel titanium instruments; oval root canals; root canal preparation

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RADIOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOOTH PULP;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MOLAR; NICKEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TITANIUM; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77949434589     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.12.020     Document Type: Article

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