The antimicrobial activity of an atmospheric-pressure room-temperature plasma jet on simulated root canals infected with Enterococcus faecalis is studied. The samples are divided randomly into 12 experimental groups and one control group. All experimental groups exhibited a significant reduction in viable bacteria compared with the control group (P < 0.01). The largest reductions were obtained in Group 9 (with plasma jet containing 5.25% sodium hypochlorite sterilization for 12 min after irrigating the root canals with 1-ml sterile physiologic saline) and Group 12 (with plasma-jet sterilization for 12 min after irrigating the root canals with 1-ml sterile physiologic saline), with 6.21 and 5.62 log reductions, respectively. It is concluded that plasma jet containing 5.25% sodium hypochlorite as well as plasma jet only can effectively sterilize the simulated root canals.
基金：
National Natural Science Foundation [10875048]; Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China
第一作者单位：[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Stomatol, Tongji Hosp, Tongji Med Coll, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714)：
Zhou Xincai,Xiong Zilan,Cao Yingguang,et al.The Antimicrobial Activity of an Atmospheric-Pressure Room-Temperature Plasma in a Simulated Root-Canal Model Infected With Enterococcus Faecalis[J].IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE.2010,38(12):3370-3374.doi:10.1109/TPS.2010.2078522.
APA：
Zhou, Xincai,Xiong, Zilan,Cao, Yingguang,Lu, Xinpei&Liu, Dexi.(2010).The Antimicrobial Activity of an Atmospheric-Pressure Room-Temperature Plasma in a Simulated Root-Canal Model Infected With Enterococcus Faecalis.IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE,38,(12)
MLA：
Zhou, Xincai,et al."The Antimicrobial Activity of an Atmospheric-Pressure Room-Temperature Plasma in a Simulated Root-Canal Model Infected With Enterococcus Faecalis".IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE 38..12(2010):3370-3374
