Effectiveness of selected materials against Enterococcus faecalis: Part 3. The antibacterial effect of calcium hydroxide and chlorhexidine on Enterococcus faecalis

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 565-566

  Lin, Yu Heng ^a,b   Mickel, André K ^a   Chogle, Sami ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; WATER; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ALKALINITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MUELLER CELL; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TOOTH PULP;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0642310234     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200309000-00006     Document Type: Article

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