Influence of embedding media on the accuracy of working length determination by means of apex locator: an ex vivo study

Abstract The aim of this research was to determine ex vivo the influence on accuracy of five different embedding media, for investigative and educational purposes, and one electronic apex locator. 110 human extracted mature roots of permanent single-rooted human teeth were used. The roots were embed...

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Main Authors: Thomas Gerhard Wolf, Anna Krauß-Mironjuk, Richard Johannes Wierichs, Benjamín Briseño-Marroquín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82942-6