Sealing ability of castor oil polymer as a root-end filling material

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sealing ability of castor oil polymer (COP), mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and glass ionomer cement (GIC) as root-end filling materials. Forty-five single-rooted human teeth were cleaned and prepared using a step-back technique. The apical...

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Main Authors: Giovana Ribeiro de Martins, Claudio Antonio Talge Carvalho, Marcia Carneiro Valera, Luciane Dias de Oliveira, Leonardo Buso, Alessandra Sverberi Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2009-06-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572009000300017