Photodynamic therapy for root canals infected with Enterococcus faecalis

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-213

  Fonseca, Michelle Bernardes ^a,f   Tessare Jr , Paulo Odair ^a   Pallota, Raul Capp ^b   Filho, Hely Ferreira ^a   Denardin, Odilon Victor Porto ^c   Rapoport, Abrão ^b   Dedivitis, Rogério Aparecido ^c   Veronezi, João Francisco ^d   Genovese, Walter João ^b   Ricardo, Ana Lucia Franco ^e  

^a HOSPITAL HELIÓPOLIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Hospital CEMA   (Brazil)

^e SÃO LEOPOLDO MANDIC INSTITUTE AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Brazil)

^f Federal University of São Paulo ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; ALUMINUM; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BACTERIOLOGY; DENTISTRY; DISINFECTION; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; IRRADIATION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PLASMONS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; RADIATION; STABILIZERS (AGENTS);

(E ,3E) PROCESS; APPLIED (CO); BACTERIAL DEATH; BACTERICIDAL AGENTS; CHEMICAL AGENTS; COLONY-FORMING UNITS (CFU); CONTROL GROUP (CON); DIODE LASERS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN TEETH; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY (PDT); ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROOT CANAL SYSTEM; ROOT CANALS; TARGET ORGANISM; TOLUIDINE BLUE;

CANALS;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; GALLIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; ENDODONTICS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

COLONY-FORMING UNITS ASSAY; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 46249094434     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2007.2124     Document Type: Article

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