LINS, Carla Cabral dos Santos Accioly; LIMA, Georgina Agnelo de    TRAVASSOS, Rasana Maria Coelho. Participation of fungi in endodontic infections. IJD, Int. j. dent. []. 2010, 9, 4, pp. 215-219. ISSN 1806-146X.

Microorganisms play an important role in the etiology of pulp and periapical diseases. Thus, the purpose of this literature review was to evaluate the main works on the presence of fungi in endodontic infections, seeking to address their influence in refractory infections and chronic apical periodontitis, describing his model of colonization in the radicular dentine.

: Endodontic; Root canal therapy; Candida albicans.