Intratubular Antibacterial Effect of Polyethyleneimine Nanoparticles: An Ex Vivo Study in Human Teeth

Enterococcus faecalis is a facultative gram positive bacterium which can remain in the teeth root canals and cause refractory or persistent periapical diseases. E. faecalis bacteria that penetrate the dentinal tubules can be the source of intracanal infection and endodontic disease. Quaternary ammon...

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Main Authors: Itzhak Abramovitz, Dekel Wisblech, Natan Zaltsman, Ervin I. Weiss, Nurit Beyth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanomaterials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/980529