Total Viable Count of Microorganisms in the Infected Dental Pulp
- 1 November 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 53 (6) , 1330-1333
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345740530060501
Abstract
A technique for estimating the total viable count of microorganisms in the infected dental pulp is described. The count obtainable using blood agar, tomato juice agar, or Sabouraud's agar solid media is about 106 per tooth. Anaerobes are more numerous than aerobes counted on the blood agar plates. It may be possible to apply this technique for evaluating the efficacy of root canal dressings.Keywords
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