The use of calcium hydroxide, antibiotics and biocides as antimicrobial medicaments in endodontics

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Athanassiadis, B ^a   Abbott, P V ^a   Walsh, L J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Bacteria; Endodontics; Medicaments

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247542561     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2007.tb00527.x     Document Type: Article

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