Comparative Evaluation of Three Different Materials: Mineral Trioxide Aggregate, Triple Antibiotic Paste, and Abscess

Hanmanth Reddy Eppa1, Ravindar Puppala2, Balaji Kethineni2

  • 1Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Meghna Institute of Dental Sciences, Nizamabad, Telangana, India.

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