Cold atmospheric plasma: Its time-dependent effects on the elimination of bacterial colony on periodontal manual scalers

• Main Authors: Veena Viswanadh (Author), Rajesh Prabhakar Gaikwad (Author), Rajib Kar (Author), Vandan Nagar (Author), Chandulal Digambarrao Dhalkari (Author), Akshaya Banodkar (Author), Namita Maiti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: This in vitro study investigated the time-dependent bactericidal effects of cold atmospheric argon plasma treatment of periodontal hand scalers as well as the scanning electron microscopic view of the scaler tip surfaces before and after plasma treatment. Materials and Methods: The study...