Antibacterial effect of calcium hydroxide combined with chlorhexidine on Enterococcus faecalis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Autors principals: Masoud SAATCHI (Autor), Ali SHOKRANEH (Autor), Hooman NAVAEI (Autor), Mohammad Reza MARACY (Autor), Hasan SHOJAEI (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: University of São Paulo, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Objective: Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) is the most frequently isolated strain in failed endodontic therapy cases since it is resistant to calcium hydroxide (CH). Whether a combination of CH and chlorhexidine (CHX) is more effective than CH alone against E. faecalis is a matter of controversy...