In vitro evaluation of the antibacterial effects of intracanal micro plasma system treatment

J Endod. 1997 Jan;23(1):28-31. doi: 10.1016/S0099-2399(97)80202-6.

Abstract

Forty freshly extracted single-rooted teeth were prepared to a size 25 master apical file, autoclaved, and inoculated with a known quantity of Actinomyces naeslundii. The teeth were divided into four groups (n = 10), including an untreated control group. The three treatment groups were exposed to Micro Plasma System (MPS), 0.5% NaOCl and 0.5% NaOCl + MPS respectively. The content of each root canal was absorbed by sterile paper points, diluted in 2 ml Schaedler Broth Medium, and incubated on blood agar. The number of CFU was determined. Data analysis, using an analysis of variance and Scheffe's test at the 1% level (Statview II software), indicated a significant reduction in CFU count for the three treatment groups compared to the control group. For the three treatment groups, no significant intergroup differences were observed.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Actinomyces / drug effects
  • Actinomyces / physiology
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local / therapeutic use
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Dental Pulp Cavity / microbiology*
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Hot Temperature / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Root Canal Irrigants / pharmacology*
  • Root Canal Irrigants / therapeutic use
  • Root Canal Therapy / methods*
  • Sodium Hypochlorite / pharmacology
  • Statistics, Nonparametric
  • Sterilization / methods

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Root Canal Irrigants
  • Sodium Hypochlorite