Sealer distribution in root canals obturated by three techniques

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 340-345

  Wu, M K ^a   Ozok A R ^b   Wesselink, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Root canal wall; Sealer coverage

Indexed keywords

AH 26 FILLING MATERIAL; BISMUTH; CARBON; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; EPOXY RESIN; GUTTA PERCHA; METHENAMINE; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; SILVER; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; DRUG COMBINATION; ENDODONTICS; HEAT; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INCISOR; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BISMUTH; CARBON; COLOR; COLORING AGENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPOXY RESINS; GUTTA-PERCHA; HEAT; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INCISOR; METHENAMINE; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; SILVER; STATISTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 0034232566     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2000.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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