An Evaluation of GuttaFlow and Gutta-Percha in the Filling of Lateral Grooves and Depressions

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 295-298

  Zielinski, Tracie M ^a   Baumgartner, J Craig ^a   Marshall, J Gordon ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory canals; continuous wave of vertical condensation; GuttaFlow; lateral canals; thermoplasticized gutta percha

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE; GUTTA PERCHA; GUTTAFLOW; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; DRUG COMBINATION; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; TOOTH ROOT;

CUSPID; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; RHEOLOGY; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 39049165075     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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