The majority of dentists, as well as the official position of the American Dental Association, believe that: An infected tooth can be sterilized during a root canal procedure.Any residual infection remaining in the tooth will be safely entombed within the tooth after...
Nair PN1, Henry S, Cano V, Vera J. Nair PN1, Henry S, Cano V, Vera J. AbstractOBJECTIVE:To assess the in vivo intracanal microbial status of apical root canal system of mesial roots of human mandibular first molars with primary apical periodontitis immediately...
Wu MK1, Dummer PM, Wesselink PR. Wu MK1, Dummer PM, Wesselink PR.AbstractBacterial sampling of prepared root canals is used to determine the presence and character of the remaining microbiota. However, it is likely that current sampling techniques only identify...