Figure 7

Representative field emission scanning electron microscopic images showing colonization of E. faecalis on root canal walls (the first row of each group × 2000 magnification; the second row of each group × 10,000 magnification). (a1–a6) representative image showing growth of E. faecalis on coronal and apical part of root canal wall in PL group for 1, 3, 9 days; (b1–b6) representative image showing growth of E. faecalis on coronal and apical root canal wall in CH group for 1, 3, 9 days; (c1–c6) representative image showing growth of E. faecalis on coronal and apical root canal wall in 16 μg/mL AgNPs-PL group for 1, 3, 9 days; (d1–d6) representative image showing growth of E. faecalis on coronal and apical root canal wall in 32 μg/mL AgNPs-PL group for 1, 3, 9 days.