Effect of Tissue Fluids on Hydrophobicity and Adherence of Enterococcus faecalis to Dentin

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1421-1425

  George, Saji ^a   Kishen, Anil ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adherence; dentin; Enterococcus faecalis; hydrophobicity; saliva; serum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; DENTIN; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FUNCTIONS OF THE HEMIC, LYMPHATIC AND RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEMS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; TOOTH PULP;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; BLOOD PHYSIOLOGY; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; SALIVA;

EID: 36248938654     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.07.035     Document Type: Article

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