Comparison of the Efficacy of Three Chelating Agents in Smear Layer Removal

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 599-602

  Khedmat, Sedigheh ^a   Shokouhinejad, Noushin ^a  

^a Dental Research Center TUMS   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chelating agents; citric acid; EDTA; smear layer; SmearClear

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CHELATING AGENT; CITRIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; SMEAR CLEAR;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; HUMAN;

CHELATING AGENTS; CITRIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; HUMANS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; SMEAR LAYER;

EID: 43049107971     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.02.023     Document Type: Article

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