Concentration of formocresol used by pediatric dentists in primary tooth pulpotomy

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 157-159

  King, Sílvia R A ^a   McWhorter, Alton G ^a   Seale, N Sue ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Formocresol; Primary Tooth Pulpotomy

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; FORMOCRESOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTISTRY; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; FORMALDEHYDE; FORMOCRESOLS; HUMANS; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY; PULPOTOMY; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0036515871     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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