Philosophies and practices regarding the management of the endodontic smear layer: Results from two surveys

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 537-539

  Dwight Moss, H ^a,c   Allemang, John D ^b   Johnson, James D ^b  

^a Branch Dental Clinic   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; EDETIC ACID; PEROXIDE; RC PREP; RC-PREP; UREA; WAX;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL SURGERY; EDUCATION; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY;

DATA COLLECTION; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; EDETIC ACID; EDUCATION, DENTAL; ENDODONTICS; HUMANS; PEROXIDES; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER; UREA; WAXES;

EID: 0035432085     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200108000-00009     Document Type: Article

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