New trends in dentistry: plant extracts against Enterococcus faecalis. The efficacy compared to chlorhexidine

Enterococcus faecalis is an important pathogen associated with endodontic diseases, and its elimination and control are of paramount importance, as it represents one of the major causes of failure in the treatment of endodontic disease. Twenty-five plant extracts obtained from Brazilian forests were...

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Main Authors: Adriana Lígia de Castilho, Cintia Helena Coury Saraceni, Ingrit Elida Collantes Díaz, Mateus Luís Barradas Paciencia, Ivana Barbosa Suffredini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2013-04-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242013000200109