The efficacy of dynamic irrigation using a commercially available system (RinsEndo®) determined by removal of a collagen 'bio-molecular film' from an ex vivo model

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 602-608

  McGill, S ^a   Gulabivala, K ^a   Mordan, N ^a   Ng, Y L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bio molecular film; Irrigation; RinsEndo; Root canal

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; COLLAGEN; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DENTAL SURGERY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH PULP;

BIOFILMS; COLLAGEN; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IRRIGATION; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE;

EID: 44949110282     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2008.01408.x     Document Type: Article

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