A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Stainless-Steel Hand Instrument and Rotary NiTi Retreatment Instrument to Remove Gutta-Percha in Curved Root Canals
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Nam, Dong-Goo
(Dept. of Conservative Dentistry, Chonbuk National University)
Kim, Min-Jeong (Dept. of Conservative Dentistry, Chonbuk National University) Cho, Hye-Jin (Dept. of Conservative Dentistry, Chonbuk National University) Lee, Kwang-Won (Dept. of Conservative Dentistry, Chonbuk National University) Yu, Mi-Kyung (Dept. of Conservative Dentistry, Chonbuk National University) |
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