Volume 3 Issue 1 (January -February, 2017)

Review Articles

PLASMA MATTER - A PROMISING REALM IN DENTISTRY
Rohini Dua, Annupriya Sikri, Vishu Midha, Vasu Midha

Plasma in dentistry is an emerging field in today’s world attributed to its increasing scope and benefits. When People normally think about matter, obviously they think of solid, liquid and gases. Nevertheless there is fourth state of matter called plasma that’s actually the most unusual and abundant form of matter. Non-thermal plasmas have shown great potential as noble techniques to dental applications due to safety and multi-functional effects achieved by the abundant plasma components. This review article will exhibit the essential information about plasma that is plasma products, mode of production, its applications and pros & cons in the dental field.
Key words: Cold atmospheric plasma, Dentistry, Plasma

Corresponding author: Dr. Rohini Dua, Professor and head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, National Dental College and Hospital, Dera Bassi, Mohali, Punjab, India

This article may be cited as: Dua R, Sikri A, Midha V,  Midha V. Plasma matter – a promising realm in Dentistry. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2017;3(1):39-46.

 
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