Chloroform uptake by gutta-percha and assessment of its concentration in air during the chloroform-dip technique

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 547-550

  Margelos, J ^a,c   Verdelis, K ^b   Eliades, G ^a  

^a Research Center for Biomaterials   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; GUTTA PERCHA; PLANT RESIN; ROSIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENDODONTICS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RELATIVE DENSITY;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHLOROFORM; ENDODONTICS; GUTTA-PERCHA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESINS, PLANT; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0030252482     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-2399(96)80016-1     Document Type: Article

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