Comparison of endotoxin levels found in primary and secondary endodontic infections

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1082-1086

  Gomes, Brenda P F A ^a   Endo, Marcos S ^a   Martinho, Frederico C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endodontic infection; endotoxin; limulus amebocyte lysate assay; root canal

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ENDOTOXIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTION; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORPHYROMONAS ENDODONTALIS; PREVOTELLA NIGRESCENS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETREATMENT; SUPPURATION; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA; TREPONEMATOSIS;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOTOXINS; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIMULUS TEST; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORPHYROMONAS ENDODONTALIS; PREVOTELLA NIGRESCENS; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; SUPPURATION; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA; TREPONEMAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84863924479     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2012.04.021     Document Type: Article

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