Effect of a high power diode laser irradiation in root canals contaminated with Enterococcus faecalis. “In vitro” study

International Congress Series

Volumn 1248, Issue C, 2003, Pages 273-276

  Radaelli, Cláudia Mello ^a   Zezell, D M ^a   Cai, S ^b   Antunes, A ^a   Gouw Soares, S ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diode laser; Disinfection; Endodontics; Enterococcus faecalis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973106271     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(02)01308-0     Document Type: Article

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