Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria: Biofilm Formation and Corrosive Activity in Endodontic Files.
Fabiano Luiz HeggendornAline Guerra Manssour FragaDennis de Carvalho FerreiraLucio Souza GonçalvesViviane de Oliveira Freitas LioneMárcia Teresa Soares LutterbachPublished in: International journal of dentistry (2018)
The formation of SRB biofilms on used endodontic files shows characteristics that may contribute to the biocorrosion of these files, and the results may also provide complementary data for a biopharmaceutical, which is still under development to assist in the removal of fractured endodontic files inside root channels.