Antimicrobial substantivity of root canal irrigants and medicaments: A review

Australian Endodontic Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 131-139

  Mohammadi, Zahed ^a   Abbott, Paul V ^b  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endodontics; Irrigants; Medicaments; Substantivity

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CITRIC ACID; DOXYCYCLINE; MTAD (INTRACANAL IRRIGANT); POLYSORBATE; TETRACYCLINE;

BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; TIME; TOOTH PULP;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CITRIC ACID; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DOXYCYCLINE; HUMANS; POLYSORBATES; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; TETRACYCLINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77649204377     PISSN: 13291947     EISSN: 17474477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4477.2009.00164.x     Document Type: Review

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