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Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 359873, 5 pages
doi:10.5402/2012/359873
Research Article

Comparison of Endodontic Biomaterials as Apical Barriers in Simulated Open Apices

Mamak Adel,1 Moradi Majd Nima,1 Shiva Shivaie Kojoori,2 Hooryeh Norooz Oliaie,2 Neda Naghavi,3 and Saeed Asgary4

1Dental Carries Research Center, School of Dentistry, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin 34157-59811, Iran
2Dental Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1983963113, Iran
3Dental Research Center, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashad 91375-3316, Iran
4Iranian Center for Endodontic Research, Dental Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1983963113, Iran

Received 7 March 2012; Accepted 2 May 2012

Academic Editors: J. H. Jeng and A. Vissink

Copyright © 2012 Mamak Adel et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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