Effect of 2% Chlorhexidine Gel Mixed with Calcium Hydroxide as an Intracanal Medication on Sealing Ability of Permanent Root Canal Filling: A 6-month Follow-up

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 866-870

  Kontakiotis, Evangelos G ^a   Tsatsoulis, Ioannis N ^b   Papanakou, Styliani I ^c   Tzanetakis, Giorgos N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Calcium hydroxide; chlorhexidine gel; fluid transport model; leakage; root canal obturation; sealing ability

Indexed keywords

AH 26 FILLING MATERIAL; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; BISMUTH; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; EPOXY RESIN; GUTTA PERCHA; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; SILVER; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; DRUG COMBINATION; ENDODONTICS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCISOR; TOOTH DISEASE;

BISMUTH; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL LEAKAGE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPOXY RESINS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; INCISOR; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; SILVER; TITANIUM;

EID: 44949112385     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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