Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 607-613 , July 2007

In vitro study assessing apical leakage of sealer-only backfills in root canals of primary teeth

  • A.M. Kielbassa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, University School of Dental Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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  • H. Uchtmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany
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  • K.-T. Wrbas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, University School of Dental Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
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  • K. Bitter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, University School of Dental Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltungskunde und Parodontologie, CharitéCentrum 3 für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Aßmannshauser Straße 4-6, D-14197 Berlin, Germany. Tel.: +49 30 84 45 63 15/63 03; fax: +49 30 84 45 62 04.

Received 20 December 2006 ,Revised 2 April 2007 ,Accepted 13 April 2007.

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PII: S0300-5712(07)00074-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2007.04.006

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 607-613 , July 2007

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