Application of a Chairside Anaerobic Culture Test for Endodontic Treatment

Table 2

Clinical symptoms and root canal treatment.

Times of visit for dental treatment (days after initial visit)	Pus discharge from root canals	Tenderness to percussion	Colony form on agar plate	Root canal dressing
1 (0)	++	+	Thick lines	Iodine tincture
2 (5)	+	+	Dotted lines	Ca(OH)2
3 (12)	+	−	Dotted lines	Ca(OH)2
4 (19)	−	−	Scattered colonies	Ca(OH)2
5 (26)	−	−	No colonies	Ca(OH)2
6 (30)	−	−	(Not done)	(Root canal filling)