Efficacy of Er,Cr:YSGG laser with endodontical radial firing tips on the outcome of endodontic treatment: Blind randomized controlled clinical trial with six-month evaluation

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1049-1055

  Martins, M R ^a   Carvalho, M F ^a   Vaz, I P ^a   Capelas, J A ^a   Martins, M A ^b   Gutknecht, N ^c  

^a U Porto   (Portugal)

^b Portuguese Catholic University Viseu   (Portugal)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apical periodontitis; Calcium hydroxide; Endodontics; Er,Cr:YSGG laser; Randomized clinical trial; Sodium hypochlorite

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTIC FILE; ENDODONTICS; ERBIUM CHROMIUM YTTRIUM SCANDIUM GALLIUM GARNET LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; MALE; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PERIAPICAL INDEX SCORE; PERIODONTITIS; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL FIRING TIP; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHILD; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879838269     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-012-1172-6     Document Type: Article

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