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Problem solving in endodontic working-length determination.

J L Gutmann·J E Leonard
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The success of nonsurgical endodontic treatment is influenced significantly by accurate working-length determination. A variety of guidelines and techniques are available to clinicians in mastering working-length analysis with routine success achieved when multiple methods are used. This article stresses a cognitive, problem-solving approach in the management of clinical variations in working-length determination and interpretation.

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J L Gutmann, J E Leonard. 1995. Problem solving in endodontic working-length determination.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8935000/

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