%0 Journal Article %A Ledernez, Loïc %A Engesser, F. %A Altenburger, Markus J. %A Urban, Gerald A. %A Bergmann, Michael E. %D 2019 %I Begell House %K plasma, atmospheric pressure, transient spark, tooth, root canal, bacteria, disinfection, E. faecalis %N 2 %P 121-128 %R 10.1615/PlasmaMed.2019032357 %T Effect of Transient Spark Disinfection on Various Endodontics-Relevant Bacteria %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/5a5b4a3d419387fb,2f30bfa72a2e63f9,7092311f7c4ee560.html %V 9 %X The in vitro efficacy of transient spark disinfection was examined on different types of bacteria that are relevant in endodontics, in particular Enterococcus faecalis. A device was constructed so that it could be inserted down to the apex of prepared root canals and could be applied in conventional, regenerative, and reparative endodontics. Starting with a bacterial load of 0.2 mL of undiluted 109-bacteria/mL spread on a Petri dish, 3-min treatment led to a 106-CFU/cm2 reduction in bacterial load over a surface area relevant to root canal treatment. %8 2019-11-07