The effect of smear layer on microbial coronal leakage of gutt-percha root fillings

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 242-248

  Chailertvanitkul, P ^a   Saunders, W P ^a   Mackenzie, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Coronal leakage; Smear layer

Indexed keywords

APEXIT; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; GUTTA PERCHA; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PULP;

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL LEAKAGE; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EVALUATION STUDIES; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS; TOOTH CROWN;

EID: 0030178224     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.1996.tb01376.x     Document Type: Article

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