Photodynamic treatment of endodontic polymicrobial infection in vitro

JL Fimple, CR Fontana, F Foschi, K Ruggiero… - Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
We investigated the photodynamic effects of methylene blue on multispecies root canal
biofilms comprising Actinomyces israelii, Fusobacterium nucleatum subspecies nucleatum …

Photodynamic therapy for endodontic disinfection

NS Soukos, PSY Chen, JT Morris, K Ruggiero… - Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) on
endodontic pathogens in planktonic phase as well as on Enterococcus faecalis biofilms in …

Endodontic photodynamic therapy ex vivo

R Ng, F Singh, DA Papamanou, X Song, C Patel… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of
photodynamic therapy (PDT) on infected human teeth ex vivo. METHODS: Fifty-two freshly …

Photodynamic therapy associated with conventional endodontic treatment in patients with antibiotic-resistant microflora: a preliminary report

AS Garcez, SC Nunez, MR Hamblim, H Suzuki… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: This study reports the antimicrobial effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT)
combined with endodontic treatment in patients with necrotic pulp infected with microflora …

Photodynamic therapy versus ultrasonic irrigation: interaction with endodontic microbial biofilm, an ex vivo study

OH Muhammad, M Chevalier, JP Rocca… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction Photodynamic therapy was introduced as an adjuvant to conventional chemo-
mechanical debridement during endodontic treatment to overcome the persistence of …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy combined with conventional endodontic treatment to eliminate root canal biofilm infection

AS Garcez, MS Ribeiro, GP Tegos… - Lasers in Surgery …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective To compare the effectiveness of antimicrobial
photodynamic therapy (PDT), standard endodontic treatment and the combined treatment to …

The antimicrobial effectiveness of photodynamic therapy used as an addition to the conventional endodontic re-treatment: a clinical study

IB Jurič, V Plečko, DG Pandurić, I Anić - Photodiagnosis and photodynamic …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of antimicrobial
photodynamic therapy (aPDT) used as an adjunct to the endodontic re-treatment in the …

Effect of photodynamic therapy in combination with various irrigation protocols on an endodontic multispecies biofilm ex vivo

D Hoedke, C Enseleit, D Gruner… - International …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To analyse the antibacterial effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in combination with
various irrigation protocols on a multispecies biofilm in root canals ex vivo. Methodology A …

Endodontic antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: safety assessment in mammalian cell cultures

Y Xu, MJ Young, RA Battaglino, LR Morse… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the in vitro synergistic effect of
methylene blue (MB) and red light on human periodontal ligament fibroblasts and …

Photodynamic Therapy for Root Canals Infected with Enterococcus faecalis

MB Fonseca, POT Júnior, RC Pallota… - … and laser surgery, 2008 - liebertpub.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT)
on endodontic pathogens by evaluating the decrease in numbers of Enterococcus faecalis …