Bactericidal effect of Nd:YAG laser irradiation on some endodontic pathogens ex vivo

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 547-557

  Bergmans, L ^a   Moisiadis, P ^a   Teughels, W ^b   Van Meerbeek, B ^a   Quirynen, M ^b   Lambrechts, P ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF IMAGING AND PATHOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacterial morphology; Culturing; Environmental scanning electron microscopy; Laser; Root canal infection

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; NEODYMIUM; YTTRIUM;

ACTINOMYCES; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTIN; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; LASER; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; TIME; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ACTINOMYCES; ALUMINUM SILICATES; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; DENTIN; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEODYMIUM; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; TIME FACTORS; YTTRIUM;

EID: 33744999138     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2006.01115.x     Document Type: Article

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