Calcium Hydroxide-Based Root Canal Sealers: A Review

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 475-480

  Desai, Shalin ^a   Chandler, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Calcium hydroxide; root canal sealer

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; REVIEW; SECRETION; SOLUBILITY; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CEMENTOGENESIS; DENTAL LEAKAGE; DENTAL PULP; DENTIN, SECONDARY; HUMANS; RHEOLOGY; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 63449128396     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.11.026     Document Type: Review

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