Determination of endotoxins in the vital pulp of human carious teeth: Association with pulpal pain

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 587-593

  Khabbaz, Marouan G ^a   Anastasiadis, Panos L ^a   Sykaras, Sotirios N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ENDOTOXIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COLORIMETRY; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PULPITIS; STATISTICS; TOOTH PULP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; COLORIMETRY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PULP; ENDOTOXINS; HUMANS; LIMULUS TEST; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOLS; PULPITIS; STATISTICS;

EID: 0035350840     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/moe.2001.113831     Document Type: Article

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