Review of pulp sensibility tests. Part I: general information and thermal tests

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 738-762

  Jafarzadeh, H ^a   Abbott, P V ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cold; Diagnosis; Heat; Pulp; Sensibility test; Thermal test

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

CLASSIFICATION; COLD; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HEAT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REVIEW; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

COLD TEMPERATURE; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; DENTAL PULP TEST; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 77955346644     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2010.01754.x     Document Type: Review

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