A comparison of apical sealing and extrusion between thermafil and lateral condensation techniques

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 670-672

  Abarca, Ana Maria ^a   Bustos, Antonieta ^a   Navia, Marcelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DYE; EPOXY RESIN; GUTTA PERCHA; INK; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; TOPSEAL;

ARTICLE; CEMENTATION; CHEMISTRY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDODONTICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL LEAKAGE; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DYES; EPOXY RESINS; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MOLAR; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 0035512729     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200111000-00004     Document Type: Article

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