Comparison of Canal Transportation and Centering Ability of Twisted Files, Pathfile-ProTaper System, and Stainless Steel Hand K-Files by Using Computed Tomography

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 904-907

  Gergi, Richard ^a   Rjeily, Joe Abou ^a   Sader, Joseph ^a   Naaman, Alfred ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Canal transportation; computed tomography; PathFile; ProTaper; twisted file

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH PULP;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STAINLESS STEEL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TITANIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77950937497     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.12.038     Document Type: Article

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