Comparison of lateral condensation and thermomechanically compacted warm α-phase gutta-percha with a single cone for obturating curved root canals

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 89-94

  Gilhooly, Ralph M P ^b   Hayes, Simon J ^a   Bryant, Susan T ^a   Dummer, Paul M H ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUTTA PERCHA;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; ENDODONTICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PULP;

DENTAL LEAKAGE; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION;

EID: 0035220490     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/moe.2001.110416     Document Type: Article

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