Possibilities of gutta-percha-centered infection in endodontically treated teeth: An in vitro study

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1241-1244

  George, Saji ^a   Basrani, Bettina ^a   Kishen, Anil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

E. faecalis; endodontic biofilm; environmental conditions; gutta percha; surface conditioning

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; GUTTA PERCHA; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; ROTH'S 801 SEALER; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SEALAPEX; ZINC OXIDE EUGENOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; BLOOD; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; SALICYLATES; SALIVA; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH, NONVITAL; ZINC OXIDE-EUGENOL CEMENT;

EID: 78049281383     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2010.03.024     Document Type: Article

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