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International Journal of Dentistry
Volume 2012, Article ID 529495, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/529495
Research Article

Antibacterial Properties of Dental Luting Agents: Potential to Hinder the Development of Secondary Caries

Erik Unosson,1 Yanling Cai,2 Xiyuan Jiang,1 Jesper Lööf,3 Ken Welch,2 and Håkan Engqvist1

1Division of Applied Materials Science, Department of Engineering Sciences, The Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 534, 751 21 Uppsala, Sweden
2Division of Nanotechnology and Functional Materials, Department of Engineering Sciences, The Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 534, 751 21 Uppsala, Sweden
3Doxa AB, Axel Johanssons Gata 4-6, 754 51 Uppsala, Sweden

Received 30 November 2011; Accepted 5 January 2012

Academic Editor: Cornelis H. Pameijer

Copyright © 2012 Erik Unosson et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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