Dental Materials
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 868-876 , July 2009

Microhardness of resin cements in the intraradicular environment: Effects of water storage and softening treament

  • Ana Paula R.V. Pedreira

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
    • Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
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  • Luiz Fernando Pegoraro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Mario Fernando de Góes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Materials, Piracicaba School of Dentistry, State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Thiago Amadei Pegoraro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
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  • Ricardo Marins Carvalho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
    • Department of Operative Dentistry, University of Florida College of Dentistry, P.O. Box 100415, Gainesville, FL 32610-0415, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Operative Dentistry, University of Florida College of Dentistry, P.O. Box 100415, Gainesville, FL 32610-0415, USA. Tel.: +1 352 273 5850.

Received 19 August 2008 ,Revised 25 November 2008 ,Accepted 14 January 2009.

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PII: S0109-5641(09)00098-0

doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2009.01.096

Dental Materials
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 868-876 , July 2009

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