In vitro antibacterial efficacy of a new chlorhexidine slow-release device

Quintessence International

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 391-394

  Lin, Shaul ^a,b   Levin, Liran ^a,b   Weiss, Ervin I ^c   Peled, Micha ^b   Fuss, Zvi ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agar diffusion test; Calcium hydroxide; Chlorhexidine; Slow release device

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCES VISCOSUS; ACTINOMYCETACEAE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PORPHYROMONAS ENDODONTALIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCES VISCOSUS; ACTINOMYCETACEAE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA; MATERIALS TESTING; MOUTH; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PORPHYROMONAS ENDODONTALIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS;

EID: 33645951410     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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