Evaluation of the risk of a stripping perforation with gates-glidden drills: serial versus crown-down sequences

• Main Authors: Tauby Coutinho-Filho (Author), Gustavo De-Deus (Author), Eduardo Diogo Gurgel-Filho (Author), Ana Carolina Rocha-Lima (Author), Katia Regina Cervantes Dias (Author), Carlos Augusto Barbosa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2008-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the remaining dentine/cementum thickness using Gates-Glidden burs in serial and crown-down sequences and to observe which of the two sequences is the safest for preparing mesial roots of molars. Thirty-six left and right human mandibular first molars were select...