Table 1 Patient demographics and characteristics of affected teeth included in the present study
Pt | Age | Gender | Diagnosis | Identification | Number of bacterial species | CBCT PAI | E/D | Volume (mm3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | M | Pulp necrosis &asymptomatic apical periodontitis | Slackia exigua Fusobacterium nucleatum Prevotella oralis Selenomonas infelix | 4 | 5 |  | 1.419 |
2 | 12 | M | Previously treated &asymptomatic apical periodontitis | Streptococcus sanguinis | 1 | 4 |  | 2.8348 |
3 | 12 | M | Pulp necrosis & chronic apical abscess | Lactobacillus paracasei | 1 | 5 |  | 3.430 |
4 | 11 | F | Pulp necrosis &asymptomatic apical periodontitis | Staphylococcus aureus Enterococcus faecalis | 2 | 4 | D | 1.486 |
5 | 13 | M | Pulp necrosis &asymptomatic apical periodontitis | Streptococcus sanguinis Enterococcus faecalis Staphylococcus epidermidis | 3 | 5 | D | 3.345 |
6 | 8 | M | Pulp necrosis & chronic apical abscess | Staphylococcus warneri | 1 | 5 | E | 3.549 |
7 | 12 | M | Pulp necrosis &asymptomatic apical periodontitis | Enterococcus faecalis Bacteroides ovatus Prevotella negrescens | 3 | 5 |  | 2.262 |
8 | 11 | F | Previously initiated &asymptomatic apical periodontitis | Clostridium sphenoides | 1 | 5 | D | 4.439 |
9 | 10 | M | Pulp necrosis &asymptomatic apical periodontitis | Streptococcus constellatus | 1 | 4 |  | 1.986 |
10 | 10 | M | Pulp necrosis &asymptomatic apical periodontitis | Cupriavidus metallidurans Prevotella denticola Prevotella negrescens Streptococcus anginosus | 4 | 5 | D | 3.156 |
11 | 10 | F | Pulp necrosis &asymptomatic apical periodontitis | Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus mitis | 2 | 4 | D | 1.064 |
12 | 12 | M | Previously treated &asymptomatic apical periodontitis | Bacillus cereus | 1 | 4 | Â | 9.2769 |
13 | 9 | F | Pulp necrosis & chronic apical abscess | Enterococcus faecalis Streptococcus anginosus Prevotella denticola Prevotella negrescens | 4 | 5 | D | 3.414 |
14 | 14 | M | Pulp necrosis &asymptomatic apical periodontitis | Enterococcus faecalis Streptococcus sanguinis Mycobacterium genavense Bacillus atrophaeus Listeria grayi | 5 | 4 |  | 2.764 |
15 | 9 | M | Pulp necrosis & chronic apical abscess | Acinetobacter calcoaceticus Staphylococcus epidermidis Prevotella buccae | 3 | 5 | D | 3.903 |
16 | 13 | M | Previously treated & chronic apical abscess | Salmonella typhi Prevotella denticola Bacillus licheniformis Klebsiella pneumoniae | 4 | 5 |  | 1.140 |