Ultrastructural Examination of Failed Molar Retreatment with Secondary Apical Periodontitis: An Examination of Endodontic Biofilms in an Endodontic Retreatment Failure
Journal of Endodontics(2009)
Abstract
A light and electron microscope examination of the resected root tip of a failing endodontically re-treated lower molar was examined. The tooth had been initially treated 10 years ago and then re-treated 2 years ago. The resected root tip was sectioned axially, and thin sections were examined through the entire length of the specimen. Thin sections were examined with a transmission electron microscope. The thin sections were randomly chosen along the isthmus areas between the mesiobuccal and mesiolingual canals. Our findings suggest that a complex, variable, multispecies biofilm was present the entire length of the specimen.
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Key words
Apical periodontitis,biofilm,endodontic failure,endodontic retreatment,ultrastructural
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