Causes and management of post-treatment apical periodontitis

British Dental Journal

Volumn 216, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 305-312

  Siqueira Jr , J F ^a   Rocas I N ^a   Ricucci, D ^b   Hulsmann M ^c  

^a ESTÁCIO DE SÁ UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b Department of Preventive Dentistry Periodontology and Cardiology University of Göttingen ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT FAILURE;

HUMANS; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; RISK FACTORS; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84896961475     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.200     Document Type: Article

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