Histologic evaluation of canal and isthmus debridement efficacies of two different irrigant delivery techniques in a closed system

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 544-548

  Adcock, Jeffrey M ^a   Sidow, Stephanie J ^a   Looney, Stephen W ^b   Liu, Yan ^c   McNally, Kathleen ^a   Lindsey, Kimberly ^a   Tay, Franklin R ^b  

^a US Army Dental Activity Fort Gordon   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Canal; closed system; continuous ultrasonic irrigation; debris; isthmus; side vented needle irrigation

Indexed keywords

AZO COMPOUND; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CHELATING AGENT; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; EDETIC ACID; EOSIN; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; METHYL GREEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; LAVAGE; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MOLAR TOOTH; NEEDLE; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHROME STAIN; ULTRASOUND;

AZO COMPOUNDS; CHELATING AGENTS; COLORING AGENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EDETIC ACID; EOSINE YELLOWISH-(YS); EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MANDIBLE; METHYL GREEN; MOLAR; NEEDLES; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TOOTH APEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONICS; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 79952782087     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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