Ultrasonic irrigation in the removal of smear layer and Enterococcus faecalis from root canals

Aim: This study evaluated both smear layer removal and reduction of Enterococcus faecalis after instrumentation with ultrasonic irrigation. Methods: Root canals were experimentally inoculated with E. faecalis for 20 days and microbiological samples were collected before and after chemomechanical pre...

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Main Authors: Letícia Maria Menezes Nóbrega, Cícero Romão Gadê-Neto, Fábio Roberto Dametto, Carlos Frederico de M. Sarmento, Rejane Andrade de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2015-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
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Online Access:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8641637