Prevalence of unculturable bacteria in the periapical abscess: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Alaa Muayad AltaieBasema SaddikMohammed Amjed AlsaeghSameh S M SolimanRifat Akram HamoudiLakshman P SamaranayakePublished in: PloS one (2021)
The significant prevalence of unculturable bacteria in the periapical abscess, suggests that they are likely to play, a yet unknown, critical role in the pathogenesis and progression of the disease. Further research remains to be done to confirm their specific contributions in the virulence and disease progression.