The missed root canal story: aren't we missing the point?

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J G Leprince et al. Int Endod J. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;53(8):1162-1166.

doi: 10.1111/iej.13325.

¹ Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Cliniques universitaires St Luc, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium.

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