Microbial Evaluation of the Calamus Heated Gutta-Percha Delivery System

If gutta-percha cartridges are contaminated with bacteria prior to obturation then contamination of the root canal system may result. Successful treatment not only depends on bacterial elimination but also depends on prevention of recontamination. This study was motivated by the observation that en...

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Main Author: Smart, Christopher, DDS
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2013
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3068
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4067&context=etd