The antimicrobial efficacy of the erbium, chromium:yttrium-scandium- gallium-garnet laser with radial emitting tips on root canal dentin walls infected with Enterococcus faecalis

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 992-1002

  Gordon, Wanda ^a   Atabakhsh, Vahid A ^a,b   Meza, Fernando ^a,b   Doms, Aaron ^a,b   Nissan, Roni ^a   Rizoiu, Ioana ^c   Stevens, Roy H ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Biolase Technology ^*

^c New Jersey Medical School   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Disinfection; Endodontic therapy; Lasers; Root canal

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547430968     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2007.0297     Document Type: Article

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