Levels of evidence for the outcome of endodontic retreatment

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 745-750

  Paik, Stephen ^a   Sechrist, Christopher ^a   Torabinejad, Mahmoud ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDODONTICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8344261615     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.don.0000137636.93933.51     Document Type: Article

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