Quality of gutta-percha root canal fillings using differently tapered gutta-percha master points

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-113

  Villegas, Juan Camilo ^a   Yoshioka, Takatomo ^a   Kobayashi, Chihiro ^a   Suda, Hideaki ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUTTA PERCHA;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INCISOR; MAXILLA; MODEL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANK SUM TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH FILLING; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

EID: 13544251383     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.don.0000136210.58560.ef     Document Type: Article

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