Cultivable Anaerobic Microbiota of Infected Root Canals

Objective. Periapical periodontitis is an infectious and inflammatory disease of the periapical tissues caused by oral bacteria invading the root canal. In the present study, profiling of the microbiota in infected root canals was performed using anaerobic culture and molecular biological techniques...

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Main Authors: Takuichi Sato, Keiko Yamaki, Naoko Ishida, Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Yasuhisa Takeuchi, Megumi Shoji, Emika Sato, Junko Matsuyama, Hidetoshi Shimauchi, Nobuhiro Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/609689