In Vitro Evaluation of the Effectiveness of ProTaper Universal Rotary Retreatment System for Gutta-Percha Removal with or without a Solvent

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1580-1583

  Takahashi, Cristiane Midori ^a   Cunha, Rodrigo Sanches ^a   De Martin, Alexandre Sigrist ^a   Fontana, Carlos Eduardo ^a   Silveira, Cláudia Fernandes M ^a   da Silveira Bueno, Carlos Eduardo ^a  

^a SÃO LEOPOLDO MANDIC INSTITUTE AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gutta percha; nickel titanium files; root canal retreatment; solvents

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; DENTAL ALLOY; ENDO FILL; ENDO-FILL; GUTTA PERCHA; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; SOLVENT; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE; ZINC OXIDE EUGENOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETREATMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CHLOROFORM; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MATERIALS TESTING; NICKEL; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RETREATMENT; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SOFTWARE; SOLVENTS; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM; TOOTH APEX; ZINC OXIDE-EUGENOL CEMENT;

EID: 70349972656     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.07.015     Document Type: Article

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