Antimicrobial activity of extracts of calcium hydroxide points

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

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 593-595

  Al Nazhan, Saad ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; OINTMENT; PH; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TIME; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OINTMENTS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036560440     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/moe.2002.121901     Document Type: Article

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