A laboratory study of the effect of calcium hydroxide mixed with iodine or electrophoretically activated copper on bacterial viability in dentinal tubules

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 522-526

  Fuss, Z ^a   Mizrahi, A ^a   Lin, S ^a   Cherniak, O ^a   Weiss, E I ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Calcium hydroxide; Dentine tubules; Endodontic treatment; IKI; Root canal

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; COPPER; IODINE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIN; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MICROBIOLOGY; TOOTH PULP;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COPPER; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; IODINE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS;

EID: 0036599502     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2002.00517.x     Document Type: Article

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