ArticleIranian endodontic journal2019
Effect of Various Electronic Devices on the Performance of Electronic Apex Locator.
Article in Iranian endodontic journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Factors influencing the accuracy of electronic apex locators: A scoping review.Dental research journal · 2025Review
- The Effect of Long Service Life on the Accuracy of Dentaport ZX Electronic Apex Locator.Iranian endodontic journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Apex locators are important devices that can be used to determine working length during root canal treatment. However, it is not known whether electronic devices with various wave length frequencies influence the accuracy of apex locators. The aim of this study was to determine whether a cordless phone set, MP4 player, FM radio, asymmetric digital subscriber line Methods and Materials: In this study, twenty-four sound intact single-rooted extracted human teeth were used. After determining the root canal length with a file and a microscope, the canals were measured with three separate Dentaport ZX apex locators while one of the test devices (ADSL, MP4, FM radio, mobile phone, and cordless phone) was used at a distance of 50 cm from the apex locator. Bland-Altman plots was used for reliability and consistency. Results: Except for the FM radio, all other devices showed significant difference with actual working length ( Conclusion: Based on this
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