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Journal of Oral Science & Rehabilitation 16 Volume 2 | Issue 3/2016 A r g o n p l a s m a t r e a t m e n t o f t i t a n i u m i m p l a n t s Impact of argon plasma treatment on microbiological surface receptivity of titanium implants: An in vitro study Abstract O b j e c t i v e Pretreatment of dental implants by argon plasma has been suggested to increase their surface energy and enhance integration of both hard and soft periimplant tissue. However, no data are available on the risk of im- plantsterilitylossafterthisprocess.Thisstudyaimedtotestwhetherthe treatment of implant fixtures by argon plasma in conditions compatible with clinical use produced an increased risk of microbiological contami- nation. M a t e r i a l s a n d m e t h o d s Thirty(15controland15test)sterileGrade4titaniumimplantswereused. Test implants were removed from their original packages, pretreated in an argon plasma chamber for 12 min, and then immersed in a bacterial culture medium (Luria-Bertani broth) at 37°C for 72 h. Control implants were directly transferred to Luria-Bertani broth. R e s u l t s When the culture broths were examined after the 72 h incubation, no traces of bacterial contamination were found for either controls or test implants. C o n c l u s i o n Withinthelimitsofthisstudy,thedatareportedsuggestthatargonplasma technology could be used to pretreat implant fixtures immediately before theirsurgicalplacementwithoutincreasingtheriskofmicrobiologicalcon- tamination. K e y w o r d s Argon plasma, dental implant, microbiological contamination. Marco Annunziata,a Pablo Galindo Moreno,b Giovanna Donnarumma,c Pina Caputo,c Livia Nastria & Luigi Guidaa a Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy b Department of Oral Surgery and Implant Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Granada, Granada, Spain c Department of Experimental Medicine, Microbiology Section, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy C o r r e s p o n d i n g a u t h o r : Dr. Marco Annunziata Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, Second University of Naples Via L. De Crecchio 6 80138 Naples Italy T + 39 081566 5514 marco.annunziata@unina2.it H o w t o c i t e t h i s a r t i c l e : Annunziata M, Galindo Moreno P, Donnarumma G, Caputo P, Nastri L, Guida L. Impact of argon plasma treatment on microbiological surface receptivity of titanium implants: an in vitro study. J Oral Science Rehabilitation. 2016 Sep;2(3):16–8. T + 390815665514