The apical sealing ability of a new root canal filling material

Emre Bodrumlu1, Umut Tunga

  • 1Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Ondokuz Mayis University, Faculty of Dentistry, Kurupelit-Samsun, 55139 Turkey. bodrumlu@omu.edu.tr

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