Evaluation of tensile strength of surgical synthetic absorbable suture materials: An in vitro study

Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 130-135

  Khiste, Sujeet Vinayak ^a   Ranganath, V ^a   Nichani, Ashish Sham ^a  

^a AECS Maaruti College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Polyglactin 910; Polyglycolic acid; Sutures; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880776759     PISSN: 20932278     EISSN: 20932286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5051/jpis.2013.43.3.130     Document Type: Article

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