The sealing ability of an epoxy resin root canal sealer after Nd:YAG laser irradiation of the root canal

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 302-309

  Depraet, F J H W ^a   De Bruyne, M A A ^a   De Moor, R J G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apical leakage; Coronal leakage; Dye leakage; Fluid transport model; Nd:YAG laser

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESIN; GUTTA PERCHA; RHODAMINE B; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; FLUID TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MODEL; NEODYMIUM LASER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; BISMUTH; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL LEAKAGE; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPOXY RESINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEODYMIUM; PRESSURE; RHODAMINES; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; SILVER; SMEAR LAYER; TITANIUM; YTTRIUM;

EID: 19044375839     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2005.00948.x     Document Type: Article

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