Photonic real-time monitoring of bacterial reduction in root canals by genetically engineered bacteria after chemomechanical endodontic therapy

Brazilian Dental Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 202-207

  Garcez, Aguinaldo Silva ^a   Nunez, Silvia Cristina ^a   Lage Marques, José Luis ^b   Hamblin, Michael R ^c   Ribeiro, Martha Simões ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Chemomechanical endodontic therapy; Root canals

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PHOTOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CANINE TOOTH; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; HUMAN; INCISOR; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUMINESCENCE; MAXILLA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH PULP;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CUSPID; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INCISOR; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MAXILLA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE;

EID: 45249101380     PISSN: 01036440     EISSN: 18064760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-64402007000300005     Document Type: Article

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