Evaluation of root canal bacteria and their antimicrobial susceptibility in teeth with necrotic pulp

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 318-322

  Le Goff, A ^a,c   Bunetel, L ^a   Mouton, C ^b   Bonnaure Mallet, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c Faculté d'Odontologie   (France)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Antibiotics; Necrotic pulp

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031260603     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302x.1997.tb00397.x     Document Type: Article

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