RT Journal Article
ID 38f427cd586f6c82
A1 Zhou, Yuyuan
A1 Huynh, Ngoc Anh
A1 Kovalenko, Mykola
A1 Nirenberg, Gary
A1 Fridman, Alexander A.
A1 Fridman, Gregory
T1 Plasma Sterilization of Root Canal Abscess
JF Plasma Medicine
JO PMED
YR 2018
FD 2018-09-26
VO 8
IS 3
SP 287
OP 297
K1 plasma
K1 sterilization
K1 dental surgery
K1 root canal
K1 corona discharge
AB We perform in vitro validation of two plasma systems to determine whether bacteria inactivation occurs in a root canal abscess during root canal dental surgery. Results indicate that plasma may be a very effective tool for minimally invasive inactivation of bacteria deep inside the tooth, without causing excessive damage to the tooth surface. We show effective inactivation of ~ 104 colony forming units of Enterococcus faecalis following 10-s treatment by nanosecond-pulsed corona discharge that is ignited using a standard dental tool (Pathfinder®) as the plasma guide.
PB Begell House
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