Sonication versus the conventional method for evaluation of the dental microbiome: a prospective pilot study

• Main Authors: Oliver Wagendorf (Author), Peter Menzel (Author), Rolf Schwarzer (Author), Norbert Neckel (Author), Saskia Preissner (Author), Max Heiland (Author), Susanne Nahles (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives To investigate sonication as a new tool in microbiological probing of dental infections. Methods Comparison of a standard probing method: intraoperative swab, with sonication, and vortex of the removed tooth, was performed on 20 carious destructed teeth. Illumina high throughput...