Ismaeil Mohammed Abdulkahar Mammani, Jiyar M Naji Mohammod, Zari E Saleh.
Efficacy of Endox Endodontic System in eradication of Enterococcus faecalis from infected pulp in Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Rawal Med J Jan ;35(1):48-50.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of the newly available endox endodontic system on isolated Enterococcus faecalis from single rooted canals. Methods: Two hundred and fifty extracted single rooted teeth were selected for this study. The root canals were prepared and shaped with sterile reamers (#15-35) and endox needle was introduced into the canal and microbiological samples were collected from each tooth using sterile paper points before and after the treatment for the isolation and identification of Enterococcus faecalis. Results: Eighteen (7.2%) isolated strains of Enterococcus faecalis from 250 single rooted canals were treated with endox. In 10 (55.6%) cases, Enterococcus faecalis was eradicated, while in 8 (44.4%) cases it was resistant to endox. Conclusion: Endox method was reasonably effective in the elimination of Enterococcus faecalis from infected single rooted canals. (Rawal Med J 2010;35:48-50).

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