Gutta-percha softening: "Hemo-De" as a xylene substitute

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 385-388

  Metzger, Zvi ^a,b   Marian Kfir, Vered ^c   Tamse, Aviad ^b  

^a Departments of Restorative Dentistry and Oral Biology   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; GUTTA PERCHA; HEMO DE; HEMO-DE; SOLVENT; TERPENE; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; SOLUBILITY;

CHLOROFORM; GUTTA-PERCHA; MATERIALS TESTING; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; TERPENES; XYLENES;

EID: 0034230813     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200007000-00001     Document Type: Article

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