Comparison of antibacterial activities of root-end filling materials by an agar diffusion assay and Alamar blue assay

Journal of Dental Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 336-341

  Huang, Tsui Hsien ^a,b   Chen, Chih Lin ^a   Hung, Chi Jr ^b   Kao, Chia Tze ^a,b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

agar diffusion assay; alamar blue assay; antibacterial; root end filling material

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872139973     PISSN: 19917902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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