Prevalence of yeasts in saliva and root canals of teeth associated with apical periodontitis

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 321-329

  Egan, M W ^a   Spratt, D A ^a   Ng, Y L ^a   Lam, J M ^a   Moles, D R ^b   Gulabivala, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Root canals; Saliva; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETREATMENT; RHODOTORULA; RISK; SALIVA; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP; YEAST;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL LEAKAGE; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; RETREATMENT; RHODOTORULA; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SALIVA; YEASTS;

EID: 0036527420     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2002.00478.x     Document Type: Article

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