The use of white Portland cement as an apical plug in a tooth with a necrotic pulp and wide-open apex: A case report

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 653-660

  De Deus, G ^a,b   Coutinho Filho, T ^b  

^a Rio de Janeiro State University ^*  (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endodontic treatment; Open apices; Portland cement

Indexed keywords

TOOTH CEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; DENTAL CEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TOOTH APEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547300464     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2007.01269.x     Document Type: Article

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