Effect of working length measurement by electronic apex locator or radiography on the adequacy of final working length: A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1753-1756

  Ravanshad, Shohreh ^a   Adl, Alireza ^a   Anvar, Javad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electronic apex locators; radiographic length measurement; root canal therapy

Indexed keywords

GUTTA PERCHA; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOMETRY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT;

ADULT; AGED; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTH APEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957988502     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2010.08.017     Document Type: Article

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