Demetallization of Enterococcus faecalis biofilm: a preliminary study

Abstract Objectives To determine the concentration of calcium, iron, manganese and zinc ions after the application of chelator to Enterococcus faecalis biofilms. Material and Methods Fifty bovine maxillary central incisors were prepared and inoculated with E. faecalis for 60 days. The following...

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Main Authors: Carlos ESTRELA, Rodrigo COSTA E SILVA, Roberta Cerasi URBAN, Pablo José GONÇALVES, Júlio A. SILVA, Cyntia R.A. ESTRELA, Jesus Djalma PECORA, Ove A. PETERS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572018000100424&lng=en&tlng=en