Efficacy of calcium hydroxide, Er: YAG laser or gaseous ozone against Enterococcus faecalis in root canals

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-18

  Noetzel, Jörn ^a   Nonhoff, Jörg ^a   Bitter, Kerstin ^a   Wagner, Jutta ^a   Neumann, Konrad ^a   Kielbassa, Andrej M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; OZONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; SOLID STATE LASER; TOOTH PULP;

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION;

EID: 66149125286     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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