Root Canal Filling Materials
"Root Canal Filling Materials" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Materials placed inside a root canal for the purpose of obturating or sealing it. The materials may be gutta-percha, silver cones, paste mixtures, or other substances. (Dorland, 28th ed, p631 & Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p187)
| Descriptor ID |
D012387
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D25.339.859 J01.637.051.339.859
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Root Canal Filling Materials" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of prolonged exposure to alkaline pH on Enterococcus faecalis survival and specific gene transcripts. Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2007 Jun; 22(3):169-74.
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The use of fluorescent dye for detecting the relative sealing efficiency of various root canal sealers. Part IV: Effect of retrofilling procedure on the sealing efficiency of endomethasone. Egypt Dent J. 1974 Oct; 20(4):1-12.
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The use of fluorescent dye for detecting the relative sealing efficiency of various root canal sealers. 1. Qualitative assessment. Egypt Dent J. 1972 Apr; 18(2):97-116.