Bacteriologic evaluation of the effect of Nd:YAG laser irradiation in experimental infected root canals

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 276-278

  Piccolomini, Raffaele ^a   D'Arcangelo, Camillo ^b   D'Ercole, Simonetta ^a   Catamo, Giovanni ^a   Schiaffino, Gianluigi ^b   De Fazio, Pietro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; NEODYMIUM; YTTRIUM;

ACTINOMYCES; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TOOTH PULP;

ACTINOMYCES; ALUMINUM SILICATES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DISINFECTANTS; HUMANS; LASERS; NEODYMIUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; STATISTICS; STERILIZATION; YTTRIUM;

EID: 0036528041     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200204000-00004     Document Type: Article

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