The Synergistic Antimicrobial Effect by Mechanical Agitation and Two Chlorhexidine Preparations on Biofilm Bacteria

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-104

  Shen, Ya ^a   Stojicic, Sonja ^a   Qian, Wei ^a   Olsen, Ingar ^b   Haapasalo, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; biofilm; chlorhexidine; CHX Plus; confocal laser scanning microscopy; sonic; ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; COLLAGEN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYAPATITE; WETTING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; TOOTH PLAQUE; ULTRASOUND;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLLAGEN; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; HYDROXYAPATITES; IRRIGATION; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; SONICATION; WETTING AGENTS;

EID: 71049145345     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.09.018     Document Type: Article

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