Acta Med. 2007, 50: 7-15
Root Canal Microflora
Modern day endodontics is undergoing a massive change with the introduction of new molecular based techniques for microbial identification. This review focuses on the microbiota in untreated and root-filled canals. It will also describe briefly the recent developments in microbial identification and the mechanisms by which certain species of microbes are able to invade and establish themselves in the root canal.
Keywords
Microbiota, Molecular methods, Pathogen, Microbial symbiosis.
Funding
This paper has been supported by the Grant Agency of Ministry of Education, Youth and Physical Training, no. 2B06104.
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Copyright
Published by the Karolinum Press. For permission to use please write to actamedica@lfhk.cuni.cz.
