Journal of Endodontics
Volume 36, Issue 8 , Pages 1323-1325 , August 2010

Periapical Bone Regeneration after Endodontic Microsurgery with Three Different Root-end Filling Materials: Amalgam, SuperEBA, and Mineral Trioxide Aggregate

  • Seung-Ho Baek, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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  • Woo Cheol Lee, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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  • Frank C. Setzer, DMD, PhD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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  • Syngcuk Kim, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to Dr Syngcuk Kim, Department of Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 240 S 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2010.04.008

Journal of Endodontics
Volume 36, Issue 8 , Pages 1323-1325 , August 2010

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