Recovery of <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> after single‐ or multiple‐visit root canal treatments carried out in infected teeth <i>ex vivo</i>

Abstract

Neither single- nor multiple-visit root canal treatment ex vivo, eliminated E. faecalis completely from dentinal tubules. Up to 60 days after root filling, E. faecalis remained viable inside dentinal tubules. When no sealer was used, E. faecalis presented a higher growth rate.