Root Canal Irrigants

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 389-398

  Zehnder, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chelators; chlorhexidine; interactions; irrigants; review; sodium hypochlorite

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CHELATING AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; EDETIC ACID; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL SURGERY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; TOOTH PULP;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CHELATING AGENTS; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EDETIC ACID; HUMANS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE;

EID: 33744977214     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2005.09.014     Document Type: Review

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