The Saudi Dental Journal
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 113-127 , July 2011

The use of regenerative techniques in apical surgery: A literature review

  • Thomas von Arx

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 7, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland. Tel.: +41 31 632 2566; fax: +41 31 632 2503.
    • ,
  • Mohammed AlSaeed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland
    • Dental Division, Qatif Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia

Received 17 September 2010 ,Revised 29 November 2010 ,Accepted 14 February 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2011.02.004

The Saudi Dental Journal
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 113-127 , July 2011

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