A scanning electron microscopy study of root surface smear layer removal after topical application of EDTA plus a detergent Remoção de smear layer de superfícies radiculares com aplicação tópica de EDTA com detergente. Análise em microscopia eletrônica de varredura

• Main Authors: José Eduardo Cezar Sampaio (Author), Flávia Pavan Campos (Author), Gibson Luiz Pilatti (Author), Letícia Helena Theodoro (Author), Fábio Renato Manzolli Leite (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2005-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of the present study was to compare root surface smear layer removal following topical application of EDTA and EDTA-T (Texapon). Extracted human teeth had their cementum removed and were mechanically scaled. A total of 220 root specimens were obtained and were randomly assigned to the follow...