Photodynamic Therapy with Two Different Photosensitizers as a Supplement to Instrumentation/Irrigation Procedures in Promoting Intracanal Reduction of Enterococcus faecalis

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 292-296

  Souza, Letícia C ^a   Brito, Patrícia R R ^a   Machado de Oliveira, Julio C ^a   Alves, Flávio R F ^a   Moreira, Edson J L ^b   Sampaio Filho, Hélio R ^c   Rôças, Isabela N ^a   Siqueira Jr , José F ^a  

^a ESTÁCIO DE SÁ UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b Grande Rio University   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endodontic treatment; Enterococcus faecalis; methylene blue; photodynamic therapy; toluidine blue

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENDODONTICS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TOOTH PULP;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 74649083614     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.09.041     Document Type: Article

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