Influence of Irrigating Needle-Tip Designs in Removing Bacteria Inoculated Into Instrumented Root Canals Measured Using Single-Tube Luminometer

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 746-748

  Vinothkumar, Thilla Sekar ^a   Kavitha, Sanjeev ^a   Lakshminarayanan, Lakshmikanthanbharathi ^b   Gomathi, Narayanan Shivaram ^c   Kumar, Vanaja ^c  

^a SAVEETHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Srm Institute of Science and Technology   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteria; bioluminescence; irrigation; needle tip design; root canal

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUMINESCENCE; NEEDLE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; NEEDLES; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34248228102     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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