Journal of Endodontics
Volume 32, Issue 7 , Pages 601-623 , July 2006

Modern Endodontic Surgery Concepts and Practice: A Review

  • Syngcuk Kim, DDS, PhD, MD(hon)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprint to Syngcuk Kim, DDS, PhD, MD, Louis I. Grossman Professor and Chair, Director, Microscope Training Center, Department of Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19008.
    • ,
  • Samuel Kratchman, DMD

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doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2005.12.010

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