Efficacy of propolis as an intracanal medicament against Enterococcus faecalis

General Dentistry

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 319-322

  Oncag, Ozant ^a   Cogulu, Dilsah ^b   Uzel, Atac ^b   Sorkun, Kadriye ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; PROPOLIS; SILICONE DERIVATIVE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VITAPEX;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; TOOTH PULP;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; PROPOLIS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; SILICONES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33750120532     PISSN: 03636771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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