Introducing nickel-titanium rotary instrumentation in a public dental service: The long-term effect on root filling quality

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 814-819

  Dahlström, Lisbeth ^a   Molander, Anders ^a   Reit, Claes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD; SWEDEN; TEACHING; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NICKEL; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SWEDEN; TEACHING; TITANIUM; TOOTH APEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81355137905     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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