In vitro antimicrobial activity of calcium hydroxide mixed with different vehicles against Enterococcus faecalis and Candida albicans

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 297-301

  Turk, B Tugba ^a   Sen, Bilge Hakan ^a   Ozturk, Tansel ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Biology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CETRIMIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; DRUG VEHICLE; GLYCEROL; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; VEHICLES;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CETRIMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GLYCEROL; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; VEHICLES;

EID: 67650178258     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.03.029     Document Type: Article

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