Impact of Growth Conditions on Susceptibility of Five Microbial Species to Alkaline Stress

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 579-582

  Brändle, Nathalie ^a   Zehnder, Matthias ^b   Weiger, Roland ^a   Waltimo, Tuomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biofilm; calcium hydroxide; Candida albicans; dentin disinfection; Enterococcus faecalis; root canal

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL;

ACTINOMYCES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENTIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; TOOTH PULP;

ACTINOMYCES; ALKALIES; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

EID: 43049107972     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.02.027     Document Type: Article

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