Sealing properties of a new root canal sealer

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1084-1089

  Salz, U ^a   Poppe, D ^a   Sbicego, S ^a   Roulet, J F ^a  

^a IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG   (Liechtenstein)

Author keywords

AH Plus; Apexit Plus; Bacterial leakage; Root canal sealer

Indexed keywords

AH PLUS; APEXIT; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; EPOXY RESIN; GUTTA PERCHA; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH DISEASE;

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; DENTAL LEAKAGE; EPOXY RESINS; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MATERIALS TESTING; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; SOLUBILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 70449674515     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2009.01635.x     Document Type: Article

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