A standard for radiopacity of root-end (retrograde) filling materials is urgently needed

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 260-264

  Tagger, M ^a   Katz, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apicoectomy; Computerized; Radiopacity; Retrograde filling; Standard

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AMALGAM; COMPOMER; GUTTA PERCHA; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; SILVER;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DENTAL CARE; ENDODONTICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; THICKNESS; TOOTH FILLING; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RETROGRADE OBTURATION; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS;

EID: 1942471119     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0143-2885.2004.00787.x     Document Type: Article

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