Open AccessBactericidal effect of the 908 nm diode laser on Enterococcus faecalis in infected root canals
Author(s) -
Preethee Thomas,
Deivanayagam Kandaswamy,
Arathi Ganesh,
Hannah Rosaline
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/0972-0707.92606
Subject(s) - enterococcus faecalis , sodium hypochlorite , dentin , saline , root canal , irradiation , ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid , citric acid , chemistry , nuclear chemistry , chlorhexidine , materials science , laser , dentistry , medicine , food science , escherichia coli , biochemistry , optics , inorganic chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , chelation , nuclear physics , gene , endocrinology
The aim of this study is to evaluate the bactericidal effect of 908 nm diode laser in conjunction with various irrigation regimes in disinfection of apical third of root dentin.