Antibacterial Efficacy of Chlorhexidine Gluconate Intracanal Medication In Vivo

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 788-795

  Paquette, Lisane ^a   Legner, Milos ^a   Fillery, Edward D ^a   Friedman, Shimon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apical periodontitis; chlorhexidine; epifluorescence microscopy; intracanal medication; microbiology; root canal infection

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION;

EID: 34250202883     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2005.12.017     Document Type: Article

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