Effectiveness of electrochemically activated water as an irrigant in an infected tooth model

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 624-631

  Gulabivala, K ^a   Stock, C J R ^b   Lewsey, J D ^c,d   Ghori, S ^a   Ng, Y L ^a   Spratt, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Roy Coll of Surgeons of England ^*

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Electrochemically activated water; Root canal

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BIOFILM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAVAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH; TOOTH INFECTION; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; ULTRASOUND;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ULTRASONICS; WATER;

EID: 4444329462     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2004.00867.x     Document Type: Article

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