Susceptibility of a polycaprolactone-based root canal filling material to degradation. I. Alkaline hydrolysis

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 593-598

  Tay, Franklin R ^a   Pashley, David H ^b   Williams, M Chad ^b   Raina, Rakesh ^b   Loushine, Robert J ^b   Weller, R Norman ^b   Kimbrough, W Frank ^b   King, Nigel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline hydrolysis; Degradation; Polycaprolactone; Resilon

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744473480     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.don.0000152301.72828.61     Document Type: Article

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