Ex vivo assessment of irrigant penetration and renewal during the final irrigation regimen

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 663-672

  Bronnec, F ^a   Bouillaguet, S ^b   Machtou, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Digital radiography; Image processing; Root canal irrigation; Rotary file

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; DIATRIZOATE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; INSTRUMENTATION; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NEEDLE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH PERMEABILITY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; DEVICES; PROCEDURES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN PERMEABILITY; DIATRIZOATE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MOLAR; NEEDLES; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION;

EID: 77954499901     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2010.01723.x     Document Type: Article

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