Relationships between Caries Bacteria, Host Responses, and Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Pulpitis

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-219

  Hahn, Chin Lo ^a   Liewehr, Frederick R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caries bacteria; cytokines; pain; pulpitis

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; CYTOKINE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; TEICHOIC ACID; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PULPITIS; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PERMEABILITY;

CYTOKINES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN PERMEABILITY; DENTINAL FLUID; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PULPITIS; TEICHOIC ACIDS; TOOTHACHE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 33847030763     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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