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Shear bond strength of AH-26 and Epiphany to composite resin and Resilon

Christos Gogos1, Vicky Theodorou1, Nikolaos Economides1

  • 1Department of Endodontology, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Journal of Endodontics
|October 22, 2008
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