YEASTS IN APICAL PERIODONTITIS
T.M.T. Waltimo1,*
B.H. Sen2
J.H. Meurman3
D. Ørstavik4
M.P.P. Haapasalo5
1 Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 2, 20520 Turku, Finland;
2 Department of Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey;
3 Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland;
4 NIOM, Scandinavian Institute of Dental Materials, Haslum, Norway;
5 Department of Endodontics, Dental Faculty, University of Oslo, Norway

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Figure 1. Scanning electron micrograph of C. albicans blastospores on root canal surface in vitro. The bar indicates 10 µm.
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Figure 2. Scanning electron micrograph of C. albicans hyphae penetrating a dentinal tubule. The bar indicates 2 µm.
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