A comparison of techniques for obturating oval-shaped root canals

Dental Materials Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 290-294

  Ozawa, Toshiko ^a   Taha, Nessrin ^b   Messer, Harold H ^b  

^a TSURUMI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Obturation; Oval canals; Sealer cement

Indexed keywords

AZO COMPOUND; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; COLORING AGENT; DENTAL ALLOY; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GUTTA PERCHA; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; SUDAN BLACK; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH PULP;

AZO COMPOUNDS; COLORING AGENTS; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 67649534693     PISSN: 02874547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4012/dmj.28.290     Document Type: Article

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