Efficacy of chlorhexidine- and calcium hydroxide-containing medicaments against Enterococcus faecalis in vitro

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

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 618-624

  Basrani, Bettina ^a   Tjäderhane, Leo ^b,c,d   Santos, J Miguel ^e   Pascon, Elizeu ^f   Grad, Helen ^g   Lawrence, Herenia P ^f   Friedman, Shimon ^f  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Helsinki City Health Department   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HEART; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFUSION; INOCULATION; OPTICAL DENSITY; TOOTH INFECTION; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

EID: 0242607594     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-2104(03)00166-5     Document Type: Article

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