Association of Enterococcus faecalis with different forms of periradicular diseases

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 315-320

  Rôças, Isabela N ^a,b   Siqueira Jr , José F ^a,b   Santos, Kátia R N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b ESTÁCIO DE SÁ UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; ENDODONTICS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIODONTITIS; PERIRADICULAR DISEASE; PERSISTENT INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH FILLING; TOOTH INFECTION; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 2442710112     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200405000-00004     Document Type: Article

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