Restor Dent Endod.  2015 Nov;40(4):334-335. 10.5395/rde.2015.40.4.334.

Working width, a deserted aspect of Endodontics

• Albuquerque D
• Kottoor J

• KMID: 2316956
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5395/rde.2015.40.4.334

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Root canal anatomy; Working length; Working width

MeSH Terms

Endodontics*

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