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Effects of calcium silicate-based materials on the flexural properties of dentin

Allen N Sawyer1, Sergey Y Nikonov, Alaina K Pancio

  • 1Department of Endodontics, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia 30912-1129, USA.

Journal of Endodontics
|April 21, 2012
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