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

• Main Authors: Letícia Maria Menezes Nóbrega (Author), Cícero Romão Gadê-Neto (Author), Fábio Roberto Dametto (Author), Carlos Frederico de M. Sarmento (Author), Rejane Andrade de Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...