Journal
CLINICAL PLASMA MEDICINE
Volume 2, Issue 1, Pages 4-10Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpme.2014.04.002
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Plasma; Dentistry
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- Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning [NRF-2012R1A1A1001758]
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This review describes the contemporary aspects of plasma application indentistry. Previous studies on plasma applications were classified into two categories, surface treatment and direct applications, and were reviewed, respectively according to the approach. The current review discussed modification of dental implant surface, enhancing of adhesive qualities, enhancing of polymerization, surface coating and plasma cleaning under the topics of surface treatment. Microbicidal activities, decontamination, root canal disinfection and tooth bleaching were reviewed as direct applications with other miscellaneous ones. Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma was of particular focus since it is gaining considerable attention due to the possibility for its use in living tissues. Future perspectives have also been discussed briefly. Although it is still not popular among dentists, plasma has shown promises in several areas of dentistry and is now opening a new era of plasma dentistry. (C) 2014 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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