Bacterial Quantification in Teeth with Apical Periodontitis Related to Instrumentation and Different Intracanal Medications: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 114-118

  Manzur, Aldo ^a   González, Ana Maria ^b   Pozos, Amaury ^b   Silva Herzog, Daniel ^b   Friedman, Shimon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Apical periodontitis; calcium hydroxide; chlorhexidine; gel; intracanal medication; microbiology

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHOTOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33846391671     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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