Evaluation of Dentin Defect Formation during Retreatment with Hand and Rotary Instruments: A Micro-CT Study

The purpose of this study was to compare the incidence and longitudinal propagation of dentin defects after gutta-percha removal with hand and rotary instruments using microcomputed tomography. Twenty mandibular incisors were prepared using the balanced-force technique and scanned in a 19.9 μm resol...

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Main Authors: Ayca Yilmaz, Dilek Helvacioglu-Yigit, Cansu Gur, Handan Ersev, Gullu Kiziltas Sendur, Egemen Avcu, Canan Baydemir, Paul Vincent Abbott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi-Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Scanning
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4868603