Effect of various mixing ratios on antibacterial properties and hardness of endodontic sealers

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 519-522

  Fuss, Zvi ^a   Charniaque, Olga ^a   Pilo, Raphael ^a   Weiss, Ervin ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AH 26 FILLING MATERIAL; BISMUTH; CALCIBIOTIC ROOT CANAL SEALER; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; EPOXY RESIN; METHENAMINE; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; ROTH'S 801 SEALER; SILVER; TITANIUM; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC OXIDE EUGENOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HARDNESS; IMMUNODIFFUSION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHOTOMETRY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BISMUTH; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EPOXY RESINS; HARDNESS; HARDNESS TESTS; IMMUNODIFFUSION; METHENAMINE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; SILVER; TITANIUM; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC OXIDE-EUGENOL CEMENT;

EID: 0034276801     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200009000-00008     Document Type: Article

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