Microbiological study and scanning electron microscopic analysis of root canal wall dentin following pumped Diodium™ Nd:YAG laser irradiation

New Microbiologica

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-63

  D'Ercole, S ^a   D'Arcangelo, C ^a   Catamo, G ^a   Prosperi, G D ^a   Tripodi, D ^a   Pasquantonio, G ^b   Piccolomini, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Canal sterilization; Endodontic; Irradiation; ND:YAG laser; SEM analysis

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCES NAESLUNDII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENTIN; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; MELTING POINT; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; YAG LASER; ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TOOTH PULP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCES NAESLUNDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

NEODYMIUM;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; HUMANS; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEODYMIUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; STERILIZATION;

EID: 1842537129     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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