Photodisinfection: The future of periodontal therapy

Dentistry Today

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 106-109

  Benhamou, Véronique ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DISINFECTION; HUMAN; LASER; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DENTAL SCALING; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; LASERS; METHYLENE BLUE; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; ROOT PLANING; SUBGINGIVAL CURETTAGE;

EID: 65749111631     PISSN: 87502186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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