Rapid decontamination of gutta-percha cones with sodium hypochlorite

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 498-501

  Cardoso, Celso Luíz ^a   Kotaka, Cínthia Regiane ^a   Redmerski, Roberta ^a   Guilhermetti, Márcio ^a,b   Queiroz, Alfredo Franco ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Analyses ^*

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; GUTTA PERCHA; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EQUIPMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DECONTAMINATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GUTTA-PERCHA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033154465     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-2399(99)80290-8     Document Type: Article

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