Current Trends in Endodontic Treatment by General Dental Practitioners: Report of a United States National Survey

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 618-624

  Savani, Gina M ^a   Sabbah, Wael ^a   Sedgley, Christine M ^a   Whitten, Brian ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American Dental Association; endodontic therapy; endodontics; general practice; magnification; microscope; radiography; root canal; surveys; technology

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COFFERDAM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DEVICES; EDUCATION; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LAVAGE; LENS; MALE; ODONTOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETREATMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOOTH APEX; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; LENSES; MALE; NICKEL; ODONTOMETRY; PRACTICE PATTERNS, DENTISTS'; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; RETREATMENT; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; RUBBER DAMS; SEX FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TITANIUM; TOOTH APEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899649140     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2014.01.029     Document Type: Article

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