Wound healing of apical tissues after root canal therapy: a long-term clinical, radiographic, and histopathologic observation study

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 609-621

  Ricucci, Domenico ^a   Lin, Louis M ^b   Spångberg, Larz S W ^c  

^a New York University ^*

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 70349396132     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.05.028     Document Type: Article

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