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| LETTER TO THE EDITOR |
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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 128 |
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The role of argon in dentistry
Thorakkal Shamim BDS, MDS
Department of Dentistry, Government Taluk Head Quarters Hospital, Malappuram, India
| Date of Web Publication | 25-Sep-2018 |
Correspondence Address:
Thorakkal Shamim
Department of Dentistry, Government Taluk Head Quarters Hospital, Malappuram
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2045-9912.241079
How to cite this article:
Shamim T. The role of argon in dentistry. Med Gas Res 2018;8:128 |
Dear Editor,
I read with great interest the article “The role of argon in stroke” by Li et al.[1] in the Medical Gas Research. I would like to suggest the role of argon in dentistry with emphasis on recent studies on cell attachment and bacterial decontamination on peri-implantitis contaminated implant surface, bactericidal role in oral bacteria biofilm and role in cell adhesion on zirconium.
Plasma of argon increases cell attachment and bacterial decontamination on peri-implantitis contaminated implant surface by promoting osteoblast attachment and spreading.[2] Six years postloading results of a randomized controlled trial in periodontally healthy patients showed plasma of argon may represent a positive alternative to minimize peri-implant bone resorption and longitudinally stabilize esthetic results.[3] Atmospheric non-thermal argon/oxygen plasma may deactivate oral bacteria biofilm by decreasing bacterial viability and reducing their hydrophobicity and co-aggregation behaviour.[4] It was evident from recent studies that argon plasma is the viable method for strong cell adhesion on zirconium.[5],[6]
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| 1. | Li X, Zhang ZW, Wang Z, Li JQ, Chen G. The role of argon in stroke. Med Gas Res. 2018;8:64-66.  |
| 2. | Canullo L, Genova T, Wang HL, Carossa S, Mussano F. Plasma of argon increases cell attachment and bacterial decontamination on different implant surfaces. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2017;32:1315-1323. |
| 3. | Canullo L, Tallarico M, Penarrocha M, Corrente G, Fiorellini J, Penarrocha D. Plasma of argon cleaning treatment on implant abutments in periodontally healthy patients: six years postloading results of a randomized controlled trial. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2017;37:683-690. |
| 4. | Liu T, Wu L, Babu JP, Hottel TL, Garcia-Godoy F, Hong L. Effects of atmospheric non-thermal argon/oxygen plasma on biofilm viability and hydrophobicity of oral bacteria. Am J Dent. 2017;30:52-56. |
| 5. | Mehl C, Kern M, Zimmermann A, Harder S, Huth S, Selhuber-Unkel C. Impact of cleaning procedures on adhesion of living cells to three abutment materials. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2017;32:976-984. |
| 6. | Tabari K, Hosseinpour S, Mohammad-Rahimi H. The impact of plasma treatment of Cercon® zirconia ceramics on adhesion to resin composite cements and surface properties. J Lasers Med Sci. 2017;8:S56-S61. |
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Open peer reviewer: Wan-Jun Zhu, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
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