Assessment of the ozone-mediated killing of bacteria in infected dentine associated with non-cavitated occlusal carious lesions

Caries Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 337-341

  Baysan, A ^a   Beighton, D ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnodent; Microflora; Occlusal caries; Ozone

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; OZONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE;

EID: 34548159757     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000104790     Document Type: Article

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