Antimicrobial effectiveness of intracanal medicaments on Enterococcus faecalis: Chlorhexidine versus octenidine

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-61

  de Lucena, J M V M ^a   Decker, E M ^b   Walter, C ^c   Boeira, L S ^a   Lost C ^b   Weiger, R ^c  

^a Research Division   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; E. faecalis; Intracanal medicaments; Octenidine; Vital staining

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE; GUTTA PERCHA; OCTENIDINE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PULP; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIAL LOAD; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PYRIDINES; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870789434     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2012.02093.x     Document Type: Article

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