The Effects of Antimicrobials on Endodontic Biofilm Bacteria

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-77

  Chávez de Paz, Luis E ^a   Bergenholtz, Gunnar ^b   Svensäter, Gunnel ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alkaline resistance; antimicrobial resistance; biofilm model; biofilm system; biofilms; environmental changes; image analysis; microbial adaptation; persistent infections; substrate conditioning

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLLAGEN; EDETIC ACID; FLUORESCENT DYE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; CELL MEMBRANE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOOTH PULP;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BIOFILMS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLLAGEN; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EDETIC ACID; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 71049186867     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.09.017     Document Type: Article

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