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Title:: Application of atmospheric-pressure low-temperature plasma in stomatology: a review

Author(s):: XIE Na1; LIU Fei2; LI Zixia1; TANG Chengfang1; YUN Ning1; JI Xiaoting3; WANG Danyang1; 1. School of Stomatology, Xian Medical University, Xian 710021, China 2. Hospital of Stomatology, Xian Jiaotong University, Xian 710004, China 3.Department of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712000, China

Keywords:: Keywords: atmospheric-pressure low-temperature plasma stomatology plasma medicine review

Abstract:: Abstract: Plasma medicine, as an interdisciplinary subject which combines physics, chemistry, life science and clinical medicine, has great application prospects in biomedicine. In recent years, plasma medicine has attracted lots of attention in stomatology, and the application of plasma in stomatology is becoming wider. Herein the application of plasma in disinfection and sterilization is firstly reviewed. By grafting or introducing new chemical functional groups, the surface of the common-used dental materials is modified by plasma, without destroying the structure and morphology of the materials, and the use of plasma causes no damage to the oral tissues. These unique properties of plasma make the researches on plasma in oral medicine more extensive. Plasma has been applied in different medical research fields, such as material modification, aesthetic restoration, disinfection and sterilization, anti-inflammatory, osteogenic and anti-tumor researches. In the future, with the in-depth and meticulous researches, plasma is expected to become a conventional and complementary treatment in clinical stomatology.