Recovery of Enterococcus faecalis after single- or multiple-visit root canal treatments carried out in infected teeth ex vivo

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 697-704

  Vivacqua Gomes, N ^a,b   Gurgel Filho, E D ^c,d   Gomes, B P F A ^a   Ferraz, C C R ^a   Zaia, A A ^a   Souza Filho, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE ODONTOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FORTALEZA   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calcium hydroxide; Chlorhexidine gel; Enterococcus faecalis; Root canal treatment; Single visit

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DENTIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; TOOTH PULP;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 25844530402     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2005.00992.x     Document Type: Article

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