title: Surgical approach to the obturation of apically flared root canals with thermoplasticized gutta-percha.
abstract: Two cases are presented in which apically flared root canals have been successfully obturated with thermoplasticized gutta-percha, following the failure of existing root fillings.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Dawood
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Pitt Ford
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D006171:Gutta-Percha