title: In vitro evaluation of the antibacterial effects of intracanal micro plasma system treatment.
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.
authors.affiliation: Département d'Odontologie Conservatrice-Endodontie, UFR d'Odontologie, Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bufflier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Suchett-Kaye
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Morrier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Benay
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Decoret
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Renard
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Barsotti
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000382:microbiology*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite / Q000494:pharmacology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite