Comparison of the percentage of gutta-percha-filled area obtained by Thermafil and System B

Australian Endodontic Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 55-61

  De Deus, G ^a   Maniglia Ferreira, C M ^b   Gurgel Filho, E D ^b   Paciornik, S ^c   Machado, A C R ^a   Coutinho Filho, T ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORTALEZA   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apical third; Filling technique; Gutta percha filled area

Indexed keywords

ENDO FILL; ENDO-FILL; GROSSMAN SEALER; GUTTA PERCHA; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE EUGENOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; TOOTH PULP;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLAR; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; ZINC OXIDE-EUGENOL CEMENT;

EID: 35348813867     PISSN: 13291947     EISSN: 17474477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4477.2007.00047.x     Document Type: Article

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