Study of the direct bactericidal effect of Nd:YAG and diode laser parameters used in endodontics on pigmented and nonpigmented bacteria

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 755-761

  Pirnat, Samo ^a   Lukac, Matjaz ^b   Ihan, Alojz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Endodontics; Enterococcus; Flow cytometry; Laser; Nd:YAG; Porphyromonas

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; ENDODONTICS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEATING; INFRARED RADIATION; MICROENVIRONMENT; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

BACTERIA; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; PIGMENTATION; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION;

EID: 79953893010     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-010-0808-7     Document Type: Article

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