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4 Endodontic success and working length: thinking three-dimensionally _ E. Steve Senia

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12 The leakage resistance of endodontic fiber obturator _ Gregori M. Kurtzman & J. A. von Fraunhofer

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18 K3 rotary nickel titanium instrumentation: Blending safety and efficiency _ Gary Glassman

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26 Answering two frequently asked clinical endodontic questions: How much taper? How do I troubleshoot my apex locator? _ Richard Mounce

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32 Nonsurgical therapy of mucosal and cutaneous fistulae _ Arnaldo Castellucci

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42 Ceramics-based sealers as new alternative to currently used endodontic sealers _ Deyan Kossev & Valeri Stefanov

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I on the coverThe cover image for this issue of Roots magazine is courtesy of Dr. Eric Herbranson, 3D Interactive Tooth Atlas, Brown and Herbranson Imaging, eHuman.com.

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