Molecular- and Culture-based Comparison of the Effects of Antimicrobial Agents on Bacterial Survival in Infected Dentinal Tubules

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 690-692

  Cook, Jerry ^a   Nandakumar, Renu ^b   Fouad, Ashraf F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium hydroxide; chlorhexidine; endodontics; Enterococcus faecalis; polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

AH PLUS; BACTERIAL DNA; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; EPOXY RESIN; GUTTA PERCHA; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTIN; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EPOXY RESINS; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION;

EID: 34248225264     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.01.022     Document Type: Article

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