Efficacy of various intracanal medicaments against Enterococcus faecalis in primary teeth: An in vivo study

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-237

  Önçag̈, Özant ^a   Gogulu, Dislah ^a   Uzel, Atac ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 33646814787     PISSN: 10534628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.30.3.r773j6l674lw0268     Document Type: Article

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