Antibacterial Properties of Four Endodontic Sealers

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 735-738

  Slutzky Goldberg, Iris ^a   Slutzky, Hagay ^a   Solomonov, Michael ^a   Moshonov, Joshua ^a   Weiss, Ervin I ^a   Matalon, Shlomo ^a,b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibacterial properties; direct contact test; E. faecalis; endodontic sealers

Indexed keywords

AH PLUS; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; APEXIT; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; EPIPHANY SEALER; EPOXY RESIN; ROEKO SEAL; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; TOOTH CEMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; DENTAL CEMENTS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EPOXY RESINS; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS;

EID: 43549098220     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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