Root canal disinfection: A review of concepts and recent developments

Australian Endodontic Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 70-74

  Ørstavik, Dag ^a,b  

^a Scandinavian Institute of Dental Materials   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 33947730479     PISSN: 13291947     EISSN: 17474477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4477.2003.tb00515.x     Document Type: Article

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