Journal of Endodontics
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 894-898 , May 2010

Effectiveness of Chemomechanical Preparation with Alternating Use of Sodium Hypochlorite and EDTA in Eliminating Intracanal Enterococcus faecalis Biofilm

  • Janir Alves Soares, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Maria Auxiliadora Roque de Carvalho, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Suelleng Maria Cunha Santos, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Rafael Mangerotti Castro Mendonça

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Antonio Paulino Ribeiro-Sobrinho, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Manoel Brito-Júnior, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Paula Prazeres Magalhães, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Maria Helena Santos, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Luiz de Macêdo Farias, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to Dr Luiz de Macêdo Farias, Department of Microbiology, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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 Supported by grants from Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa (CNPq) and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG). JAS is partly supported by a postdoctoral CNPq-Brazil scholarship.

PII: S0099-2399(10)00004-X

doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2010.01.002

Journal of Endodontics
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 894-898 , May 2010