Comparative study of the sealing ability of a polydimethylsiloxane-based root canal sealer

Brazilian Dental Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-148

  Economides, Nickolaos ^a,b   Panagiotis, Beltes ^a   Kolokouris, Ioannis ^a   Gogos, Christos ^a   Kokorikos, Ioannis ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Microleakage; Root canal sealer; Smear layer

Indexed keywords

EID: 28344432760     PISSN: 01036440     EISSN: 01036440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-64402005000200011     Document Type: Article

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