Open AccessBiocorrosive behavior of sulphate-reducing bacteria in kerr endodontic files: Determination of the corrosion
Author(s) -
Fabiano Luiz Heggendorn,
Luiz André Lucas Teixeira Pinto,
Lúcio Souza Gonçalves,
Viviane de Oliveira Freitas Lione,
Walter Barreiro Cravo,
Márcia Teresa Soares Lutterbach
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/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/jcd.jcd_64_19
Subject(s) - biofilm , corrosion , sulfate reducing bacteria , nuclear chemistry , bacteria , chemistry , metallurgy , metal , microbiology and biotechnology , materials science , biology , genetics , sulfate
This study determined the corrosion rate by mass loss caused by oral strains of sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in Kerr endodontic files (KF), aiming the development of a biopharmaceutical that facilitates the removal of endodontic limb fragments from root canals.