Electronic apex locators

MPJ Gordon, NP Chandler - International endodontic journal, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Prior to root canal treatment at least one undistorted radiograph is required to assess canal
morphology. The apical extent of instrumentation and the final root filling have a role in …

Electronic apex locator

E Kim, SJ Lee - Dental Clinics, 2004 - dental.theclinics.com
Locating the appropriate apical position always has been a challenge in clinical
endodontics. The cemento-dentinal junction (CDJ), where the pulp tissue changes into the …

Ex vivo accuracy of three electronic apex locators: Root ZX, Elements Diagnostic Unit and Apex Locator and ProPex

G Plotino, NM Grande, L Brigante… - International …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To compare ex vivo the accuracy of three electronic apex locators (EALs): Root ZX,
Elements Diagnostic Unit and Apex Locator and ProPex. Methodology Electronic working …

Radiographic technical quality of root canal treatment performed by dental students at the Dental Teaching Center in Jordan

KM Barrieshi-Nusair, MA Al-Omari, AS Al-Hiyasat - Journal of dentistry, 2004 - Elsevier
Objectives. The objective of this study was to evaluate radiographically the technical
standard of root canal treatment performed by undergraduate dental students at the Dental …

In vitro evaluation of the accuracy of three electronic apex locators

C Lucena-Martin, V Robles-Gijon, CM Ferrer-Luque… - Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
The accuracy of three electronic apex locators (EALs)(Justy II, Root ZX, and Neosono Ultima
EZ) is evaluated, together with the concordance of the measurements obtained by two …

The precision of electronic apex locators in working length determination: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature

I Tsesis, T Blazer, G Ben-Izhack, S Taschieri… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction This study aimed to evaluate the precision of electronic apex locators (EALs) in
locating the apical constriction (AC) during a root canal treatment compared with a histologic …

Influence of instrument size on the accuracy of different apex locators: an in vitro study

B Briseño-Marroquín, S Frajlich, F Goldberg… - Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
The aim of this in vitro investigation was to determine the accuracy of 4 different electronic
apex locators (EALs) with 3 different instrument sizes. For this study 146 roots were …

Determination of working length for teeth with wide or immature apices: a review

YJA Kim, NP Chandler - International endodontic journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Practitioners face several challenges during the root canal treatment of teeth with wide or
immature apices, one of which is working length determination. There is relatively little data …

Evaluation of the accuracy of three electronic apex locators using glass tubules

W Fan, B Fan, JL Gutmann, Z Bian… - International …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To evaluate the accuracy of three different electronic apex locators (EALs) using glass
tubules. Methodology Forty‐eight glass tubules with different diameters and an agar model …

Accuracy of working length measurement: electronic apex locator versus cone‐beam computed tomography

C Lucena, JM López, JA Martín… - International …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To compare the accuracy of working length (WL) determination using the R aypex 6®
electronic apex locator and cone‐beam computed tomography (CBCT). Methodology A total …