Antibacterial efficacy of non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma against streptococcus mutans and lactobacillus acidophilus of carious dentin: A clinical study
Helium-based NTAPP demonstrated a significant antibacterial effect against S. mutans and L. acidophilus in this clinical study, suggesting its potential as an antibacterial treatment for dentin caries lesions.
Authors
- M J Kharazifard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0613-884X)
- Fariba Motevasselian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3856-5096)
- Ali Bahador (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3840-0945)
- Sara Fathollah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5058-3510)
- Hamid Kermanshah
- Mandana Karimi
Institutions
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Islamic Azad University Dental Branch of Tehran (IR)
- Jahrom University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering (PL)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Polish Academy of Sciences (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2026.105381
- Primary Topic
- Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00