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Prevalence of apical periodontitis and quality of root canal treatment in an adult Saudi population

Saad A. Al-Nazhan, Suliman A. Alsaeed, Hussan A. Al-Attas, Abdullah J. Dohaithem, Mohamed S. Al-Serhan and Nassr S. Al-Maflehi
Saudi Medical Journal April 2017, 38 (4) 413-421; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.4.16409

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