The mysterious appearance of enterococci in filled root canals

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 277-287

  Zehnder, Matthias ^a   Guggenheim, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Enterococcus faecalis; Food; Review; Root canal

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FOOD CONTROL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

BLOOD; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; DENTIN; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; ROOT CARIES; TOOTH, NONVITAL;

EID: 62349096477     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2008.01537.x     Document Type: Review

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