Microbial reduction in periodontal pockets under exposition of a medium power diode laser: An experimental study in rats

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 263-268

  Fontana, Carla Raquel ^a,b   Kurachi, Cristina ^a   Mendonça, Cleber Renato ^a   Bagnato, Vanderlei Salvador ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

810 nm; Antimicrobial effects; Bactericidal effect; Periodontal therapy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CANDIDA; DIODE LASER; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS; RAT; REDUCTION;

EID: 7744243320     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20039     Document Type: Article

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