Effectiveness of Erbium: Yttrium–Aluminum–Garnet laser with side-firing spiral EndoTip and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid on smear layer removal: A scanning electron microscopic study
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Authors
- Biji Brigit
- K Rashmi
- P. Dhanalakshmi
- T. J. Sourabh
- R. S. Shwetha
- N. Kiran Kumar
Institutions
- Government Dental College & Research Institute (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jcde.jcde_949_25
- Primary Topic
- Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00