Table 7.
Number and percentage of bacterial genera presented in the periodontal pockets (PP) and root canals (RC) of combined endodontic-periodontal lesions before (B) and after (A) chemomechanical preparation by culture in 15 subjects
| Periodontal Pockets |
Root Canals |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENUS | ||||
| Before Treatment | After Treatment | Before Treatment | After Treatment | |
| Actinomyces | 1/6.7 | 1/6.7 | 2/13.3 | ND |
| Aggregatibacter | 2/13.3 | 2/13.3 | 2/13.3 | ND |
| Anaerococcus | 5/33.3 | 6/40 | 3/20 | ND |
| Bifidobacterium | 1/6.7 | 1/6.7 | 1/6.7 | ND |
| Campylobacter | ND | ND | 2/13.3 | ND |
| Capnocytophaga | 1/6.7 | 1/6.7 | ND | ND |
| Enterococcus | ND | ND | 3/20 | ND |
| Eubacterium | ND | ND | 2/13.3 | ND |
| Fusobacterium | 8/53.3 | 11/73.3 | 8/53.3 | ND |
| Gemella | 12/80 | 5/33.3 | 10/66.7 | 1/6.7 |
| Haemophilus | 5/33.3 | 6/40 | 4/26.7 | ND |
| Lactococcus | 2/13.3 | ND | ND | ND |
| Neisseria | 4/26.7 | 1/6.7 | 2/13.3 | ND |
| Parvimonas | 9/60 | 6/40 | 5/33.3 | ND |
| Peptostreptococcus | 1/6.7 | ND | ND | ND |
| Porphyromonas | 8/53.3 | 2/13.3 | ND | ND |
| Prevotella | 6/40 | 5/33.3 | 11/73.3 | 1/6.7 |
| Propionibacterium | 5/33.3 | ND | 2/13.3 | 1/6.7 |
| Staphylococcus | 1/6.7 | 1/6.7 | ND | ND |
| Streptococcus | 1/6.7 | 9/60 | 10/66.7 | 1/6.7 |
ND = not detected