What we leave behind in root canals after endodontic treatment: Some issues and concerns

Australian Endodontic Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 94-100

  Sum Dr , Chee Peng ^a   Neo, Jennifer ^a   Kishen, Anil ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; EDETIC ACID; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

DENTIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; HEAT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; TIME; TOOTH PULP;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; EDETIC ACID; HEAT; HUMANS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644860974     PISSN: 13291947     EISSN: 17474477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4477.2005.tb00312.x     Document Type: Article

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