Histological evaluation of the effectiveness of increased apical enlargement for cleaning the apical third of curved canals

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 988-994

  Fornari, V J ^a   Silva Sousa, Y T C ^a   Vanni, J R ^b   Pecora J D ^c   Versiani, M A ^c   Sousa Neto, M D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIBEIRÃO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apical file size; Apical gauging; Canal cleaning; Nickel titanium

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLAR; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 78649463329     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2010.01724.x     Document Type: Article

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