Live Helicobacter pylori in the root canal of endodontic-infected deciduous teeth

• Published in: Journal of gastroenterology Vol. 47; no. 8; pp. 936 - 940
• Main Authors: Hirsch, Christian, Tegtmeyer, Nicole, Rohde, Manfred, Rowland, Marion, Oyarzabal, Omar A., Backert, Steffen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Springer Japan 01.08.2012; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abdominal Surgery; Child, Preschool; Colorectal Surgery; Dental Caries - microbiology; Dental Plaque - microbiology; Dental Pulp Cavity - microbiology; Gastroenterology; Helicobacter Infections - microbiology; Helicobacter pylori; Helicobacter pylori - isolation & purification; Hepatology; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Rapid Communication; RNA; Root canal therapy; Surgical Oncology; Tooth, Deciduous - microbiology; Protein profiling; Deciduous teeth; Endodontics; Electron microscopy; Root canal

Background Many polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based studies have shown that Helicobacter pylori DNA is prevalent in the oral cavity, but reports on the isolation of live bacteria are extremely rare. Thus, it is still unclear whether H. pylori can indeed survive in the oral environment. Methods Her...