Retrospective Analysis of Open Apex Teeth Obturated with Mineral Trioxide Aggregate

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1171-1176

  Witherspoon, David E ^a   Small, Joel C ^a   Regan, John D ^a   Nunn, Martha ^b  

^a Goldman School of Dental Medicine ^*

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apexification; mineral trioxide aggregate; obturation; open apex

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHELATING AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; EDETIC ACID; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; MINERAL TRIOXIDE AGGREGATE; OXIDE; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; SILICATE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL SURGERY; DRUG COMBINATION; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHELATING AGENTS; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EDETIC ACID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDES; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SILICATES; SMEAR LAYER; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TOOTH APEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51349118529     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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