Origins of the Electronic Apex Locator - Achieving Success with Strict Adherence to Business

• James L. Gutmann ^[1]
  1. [1] Baylor College of Dentistry

     Baylor College of Dentistry

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of the history of dentistry: Official publication of the American Academy of the History of Dentistry, ISSN 1089-6287, Vol. 65, Nº. 1, 2017, págs. 2-6
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Current history would have you believe that the evolution and development of the electronic apex locator for use during root canal procedures emanated from the work of Suzuki in 1942, which was developed as a product by Sunada in 1962. Yes, this is partly correct, however the concept of using electrical means to locate the ends of root canals was brought to the dental profession as early as 1918 by Dr. Levitt Ellsworth Custer, which was not addressed until Suzuki revisited Custer's concepts. This contribution was only one of the many that Custer proffered as he championed the use of electricity in dentistry.