Comparative in vitro study of root roughness after instrumentation with ultrasonic and diamond tip sonic scaler Estudo comparativo in vitro da rugosidade radicular após instrumentação com ultrassom e pontas sônicas diamantadas

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the root surface roughness after instrumentation with hand curette and diamond-coated sonic and universal ultrasonic tips. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty root surfaces of human teeth were randomly assigned to four treatment groups: control group (wi...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Vieira Ribeiro, Renato Correa Viana Casarin, Francisco Humberto Nociti Júnior, Enilson Antônio Sallum, Antonio Wilson Sallum, Márcio Zaffalon Casati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2006-04-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572006000200011