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Cochrane Oral Health Group Trials Register

(("root canal therapy" or "root canal prepar*" or "root fill*" or "root canal*" or (pulp and remov*) or (pulp and extirpat*)) AND ("hand instrument*" or ream* or file*) AND (ultrasonic* or ultrasound* or ultra‐sonic* or ultra‐sound*))

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1. exp Root Canal Therapy
2. (root next canal next therapy or root next canal next prepar* or root next fill* or root next canal* or (pulp near remov*) or (pulp near extirpat*)).mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word]
3. or/1‐2
4. (hand near instrument*).mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word]
5. (ream* or file*).mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word]
6. or/4‐5
7. Ultrasonic Therapy/
8. (ultrasonic* or ultrasound* or ultra‐sonic* or ultra‐sound*).mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word]
9. or/7‐8
10. 3 and 6 and 9

EMBASE via OVID

1. Endodontics/
2. (root canal therapy or root canal prepar$ or root fill$ or root canal$ or (pulp adj4 remov$) or (pulp adj4 extirpat$)).mp. [mp=title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer name]
3. or/1‐2
4. (hand adj4 instrument$).mp. [mp=title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer name]
5. (ream$ or file$).mp. [mp=title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer name]
6. or/4‐5
7. Ultrasound/
8. (ultrasonic$ or ultrasound$ or ultra‐sonic$ or ultra‐sound$).mp. [mp=title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer name]
9. or/7‐8
10. 3 and 6 and 9