Effects of pulsed Nd:YAG laser irradiation on smear layer at the apical stop and apical leakage after obturation

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 266-271

  Goya, C ^a   Yamazaki, R ^a   Tomita, Y ^a   Kimura, Y ^a   Matsumoto, K ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apical stop; Leakage; Pulsed Nd:YAG laser; Root canal; Smear layer; Tooth

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COLORING AGENT; INK; NEODYMIUM;

ARTICLE; DENTAL SURGERY; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RANDOMIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT;

CARBON; COLORING AGENTS; DENTAL LEAKAGE; HUMANS; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEODYMIUM; RANDOM ALLOCATION; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 0034189724     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2000.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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