Direct genotoxicity and mutagenicity of endodontic substances and materials as evaluated by two prokaryotic test systems Genotoxicidade e mutagenicidade diretas de substâncias e materiais endodônticos avaliadas por dois testes procariotas

• Main Authors: Sérgio Márcio Motta Gahyva (Author), José Freitas Siqueira Junior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2005-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Substances and materials used in endodontic therapy come into close contact with the periradicular tissues via apical foramen and foramina. Consequently, they should possess biocompatibility. There are currently few studies describing the genotoxic and mutagenic potentials of substances and material...