Minimum Contact Time and Concentration of Sodium Hypochlorite Required to Eliminate Enterococcus faecalis

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 520-523

  Retamozo, Bonnie ^a   Shabahang, Shahrokh ^a   Johnson, Neal ^a   Aprecio, Raydolfo M ^a   Torabinejad, Mahmoud ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine teeth; Enterococcus faecalis; root canal disinfection; sodium hypochlorite

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIN; DISINFECTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTIN; DISINFECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; IRRIGATION; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76449112408     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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