Mineral trioxide aggregate as pulp capping agent for primary teeth pulpotomy: 2 year follow up study

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-314

  Subramaniam, Priya ^a   Konde, Sapna ^a   Mathew, Somy ^a   Sugnani, Sony ^a  

^a Department of Periodontics   (India)

Author keywords

Formocresol; MTA; Pulpotomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249166621     PISSN: 10534628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.33.4.r83r38423x58h38w     Document Type: Article

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