The sealing ability of an epoxy resin root canal sealer used with five gutta-percha obturation techniques

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 291-297

  De Moor, R J G ^a   De Boever, J G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apical leakage; Gutta percha condensation; Root canal treatment; Thermoplasticised gutta percha

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COLD; DENTAL BONDING; DRUG COMBINATION; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PULP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BISMUTH; CARBON; COLD; COLORING AGENTS; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL LEAKAGE; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPOXY RESINS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GUTTA-PERCHA; HEAT; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; METHENAMINE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PLASTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SILVER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM;

EID: 0034567929     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-9657.2000.016006291.x     Document Type: Article

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