Accession Number:
ADA109695
Title:
The Comparative Efficiency of Four Types of Endodontic Files and Reamers.
Descriptive Note:
Rept. for Dec 80-Dec 81,
Corporate Author:
ARMY INST OF DENTAL RESEARCH WASHINGTON DC
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Report Date:
1981-12-29
Pagination or Media Count:
15.0
Abstract:
Eighty artificial root canals were created in individual sections of bovine bone. Each canal was instrumented to a size 80 using four types of endodontic instruments Hedstrom files K-files reamers and the new Unifile. Using volume of bone removed per unit of time, the efficiency of instruments was compared. The Hedstrom file proved statistically p less than .05 to be the most efficient in removing bone from the straight artificial canals.
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Subject Categories:
- Medicine and Medical Research