In Vivo Antibacterial Efficacy of Ultrasound after Hand and Rotary Instrumentation in Human Mandibular Molars

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1038-1043

  Carver, Keith ^a   Nusstein, John ^a   Reader, Al ^a   Beck, Mike ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial reduction; ultrasonic irrigation; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDODONTICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATION; STEM CELL; TOOTH PULP;

ADULT; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MOLAR; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 34547946739     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2006.11.026     Document Type: Article

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