Effectiveness of propolis and calcium hydroxide as a short-term intracanal medicament against Enterococcus faecalis: A laboratory study

Australian Endodontic Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 52-58

  Awawdeh, Lama ^a   AL Beitawi, Maha ^a   Hammad, Mohammad ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Calcium hydroxide; Enterococcus faecalis; Intracanal medicaments; Propolis

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; PROPOLIS; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; TIME; TOOTH PULP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; PROPOLIS; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953169280     PISSN: 13291947     EISSN: 17474477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4477.2008.00125.x     Document Type: Article

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