An Investigation on the Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Efficacy of Cationic Nanoparticulates for Root Canal Disinfection

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1515-1520

  Kishen, Anil ^a   Shi, Zhilong ^a   Shrestha, Annie ^a   Neoh, Koon Gee ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bacterial adherence; chitosan; Enterococcus faecalis; nanoparticles; zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CHITOSAN; DISINFECTANT AGENT; NANOPARTICLE; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC OXIDE EUGENOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; DENTIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FLOW KINETICS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROBIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH PULP;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOFILMS; CHITOSAN; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NANOPARTICLES; RHEOLOGY; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC OXIDE-EUGENOL CEMENT;

EID: 56249084608     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.08.035     Document Type: Article

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