Microbes in the clinic Glove Contamination during Endodontic Treatment Is One of the Sources of Nosocomial En\ndodontic Propionibacterium acnes Infections – Sadia

The opportunistic Propionibacterium acnes recovered frequently from failed endodontic treatments might be the result of nosocomial endodontic infections. The study was aimed to determine if gloves worn by dentists could be 1 of the sources of these nosocomial infections and to investigate the P. acnes phylotypes involved.(...) Contamination of the gloves was detected at the final stages of the treatment. P. acnesand S. epidermidis are the prevalent taxa on gloves and are opportunistic endodontic pathogens. Changing gloves frequently, after gaining access into the pulp space and also after taking the working length/master gutta-percha point radiographs, is likely to reduce the risk of root canal reinfection.