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Electronic and Clinical Comparison of Pulp Testers

Department of Endodontics, University of Colorado School of Dentistry, 4200 E. 9th Ave., Box C284, Denver, Colorado 80262

J.R. Sexton

Department of Endodontics, University of Colorado School of Dentistry, 4200 E. 9th Ave., Box C284, Denver, Colorado 80262

R.E. Averbach

Department of Endodontics, University of Colorado School of Dentistry, 4200 E. 9th Ave., Box C284, Denver, Colorado 80262

Electronic and clinical comparisons of three commercially available pulp testers were investigated using oscilloscopes and a clinical trial. The three devices varied in wave-form characteristics and showed statistically significant differences in patient responses.

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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 61, No. 12, 1413-1415 (1982)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345820610120701


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