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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 6 | Page : 541-548 |
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Evaluation of Enterococcus faecalis adhesion, penetration, and method to prevent the penetration of Enterococcus faecalis into root cementum: Confocal laser scanning microscope and scanning electron microscope analysis
Rahul S Halkai1, Mithra N Hegde2, Kiran R Halkai3
1 Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Al- Badar Rural Dental College and Hospital, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Conservative and Endodontics, A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, NITTE University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Conservative and Endodontics, HKES SN Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Kalaburgi, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Rahul S Halkai
Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Al Badar Dental College, Kalaburagi, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0972-0707.194025
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Aim: To ascertain the role of Enterococcus faecalis in persistent infection and a possible method to prevent the penetration of E. faecalis into root cementum.
Methodology: One hundred and twenty human single-rooted extracted teeth divided into five groups. Group I (control): intact teeth, Group II: no apical treatment done, Group III divided into two subgroups. In Groups IIIa and IIIb, root apex treated with lactic acid of acidic and neutral pH, respectively. Group IV: apical root cementum exposed to lactic acid and roughened to mimic the apical resorption. Group V: apical treatment done same as Group IV and root-end filling done using mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA). Apical one-third of all samples immersed in E. faecalis broth for 8 weeks followed by bone morphogenetic protein and obturation and again immersed into broth for 8 weeks. Teeth split into two halves and observed under confocal laser scanning microscope and scanning electron microscope, organism identified by culture and polymerase chain reaction techniques.
Results: Adhesion and penetration was observed in Group IIIa and Group IV. Only adhesion in Group II and IIIB and no adhesion and penetration in Group I and V.
Conclusion: Adhesion and penetration of E. faecalis into root cementum providing a long-term nidus for subsequent infection are the possible reason for persistent infection and root-end filling with MTA prevents the adhesion and penetration. |
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