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The aim of the present study is to compare culture and whole-genome amplification (WGA) followed by PCR assays in the detection of bacteria before and after chemical mechanical preparation (CMP) of root canals.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Ten uniradicular teeth with primary endodontic infections were analyzed. Microbiological samples were collected before and after CMP using paper points, which were separated into two groups: (i) culture assay samples were plated onto Brucella agar with 5% defibrinated sheep's blood, menadione and hemin and incubated anaerobically for 14 days at 36\u00b0C; (ii) DNA was extracted from molecular assay samples and subject to WGA by isothermal strand displacement with Phi29 DNA polymerase followed by PCR to determine the presence of bacteria.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In both assays, samples before CMP showed the presence of bacteria in all 10 teeth. After CMP, however, bacterial detection differed in the assays performed (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0198). The presence of bacteria was detected in 70% (7 of 10) of the samples by WGA followed by PCR, where only 10% (1 of 10) had demonstrated bacterial growth in the culture method.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The combination of WGA followed by PCR increased the detection of microorganisms from root canal samples after endodontic treatment using NaOCl as a CMP irrigant. 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