A scanning electron microscopy study of root surface smear layer removal after topical application of EDTA plus a detergent Remoção de smear layer de superfícies radiculares com aplicação tópica de EDTA com detergente. Análise em microscopia eletrônica de varredura

The aim of the present study was to compare root surface smear layer removal following topical application of EDTA and EDTA-T (Texapon). Extracted human teeth had their cementum removed and were mechanically scaled. A total of 220 root specimens were obtained and were randomly assigned to the follow...

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Main Authors: José Eduardo Cezar Sampaio, Flávia Pavan Campos, Gibson Luiz Pilatti, Letícia Helena Theodoro, Fábio Renato Manzolli Leite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2005-09-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572005000300009