Cold plasma therapy of a tooth root canal infected with enterococcus faecalis biofilms in vitro

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 105-110

  Pan, Jie ^a   Sun, Ke ^a,b   Liang, Yongdong ^a   Sun, Peng ^a   Yang, Xiaohui ^a,b   Wang, Jing ^b   Zhang, Jue ^a   Zhu, Weidong ^c   Fang, Jing ^a   Becker, Kurt H ^d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Lan Zhou University   (China)

^c SAINT PETER'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; cold plasma; disinfection; Enterococcus faecalis; root canal

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOFILM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DENTAL SURGERY; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASMA GAS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIME; TOOTH PULP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOFILMS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLASMA GASES; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SMEAR LAYER; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84870869021     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2012.08.017     Document Type: Article

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