Pathogenesis of apical periodontitis and the causes of endodontic failures

Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 348-381

  Nair, P N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apical periodontitis; Endodontic failures; Pathogenesis; Periapical lesions

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GAMMA INTERFERON; GUTTA PERCHA; ICOSANOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INDOMETACIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; LEUKOTRIENE DERIVATIVE; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; AUTACOID; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CYTOKINE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

DENTAL SURGERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; FOREIGN BODY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; ODONTOGENIC CYST; PATHOGENESIS; PERIODONTITIS; PERIODONTIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; TOOTH FLORA; TOOTH INFECTION; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; ANIMAL; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IMMUNOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CYTOKINES; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LEUKOCYTES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION;

EID: 22544468953     PISSN: 10454411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154411130401500604     Document Type: Review

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