Evaluation of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) solution and gel for smear layer removal

Australian Endodontic Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 62-65

  Dotto, Sidney Ricardo ^a,d,e   Travassos, Rosana Maria Coelho ^a   De Oliveira, Elias Pandonor Motcy ^b   Machado, Manoel Eduardo de Lima ^c   Martins, José Luiz ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CRUZ DO SUL   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chelating agent; Root canal preparation; Smear layer

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CHELATING AGENT; EDETIC ACID; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; GEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TOOTH PULP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CHELATING AGENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; EDETIC ACID; GELS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 35348880454     PISSN: 13291947     EISSN: 17474477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4477.2007.00048.x     Document Type: Article

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