Inactivation of oral biofilms using visible light and water-filtered infrared A radiation and indocyanine green

T Burchard, L Karygianni, E Hellwig… - Future medicinal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: To investigate the antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) of visible light and water-
filtered infrared A radiation in combination with indocyanine green (ICG) on planktonic oral …

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 …

Effect of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy on the reduction of bacteria and virulence factors in teeth with primary endodontic infection

EG Alves-Silva, R Arruda-Vasconcelos… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of supplemental photodynamic therapy for improving
the bacterial removal and the levels of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and lipoteichoic acid (LTA) …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing the efficacy of toluidine blue, methylene blue and curcumin in photodynamic therapy against Enterococcus faecalis

MA Mozayeni, F Vatandoost, M Asnaashari… - Journal of lasers in …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction: Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) as a supplement to the
conventional root canal preparation has shown promising results. Previous studies have …

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 …

Nanoparticle-based endodontic antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

TC Pagonis, J Chen, CR Fontana, H Devalapally… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To study the in vitro effects of poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) nanoparticles
loaded with the photosensitizer methylene blue (MB) and light against Enterococcus faecalis …

Exploring different photosensitizers to optimize elimination of planktonic and biofilm forms of Enterococcus faecalis from infected root canal during antimicrobial …

M Pourhajibagher, H Kazemian, N Chiniforush… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Despite the high success rate of endodontic treatment, failure may occur in
some cases. In this case, Enterococcus faecalis is the most common species in endodontic …

The effect of indocyanine green loaded on a novel nano-graphene oxide for high performance of photodynamic therapy against Enterococcus faecalis

T Akbari, M Pourhajibagher, F Hosseini… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Recently developed photodynamic therapy (PDT) has gained attention for
achieving effective root canal disinfection. Using an optimized nontoxic photosensitizer (PS) …

Evaluation of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy with toluidine blue against Enterococcus faecalis: Laser vs LED

F Afkhami, M Karimi, A Bahador, P Ahmadi… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aim This study aimed to compare the antibacterial effect of antimicrobial photodynamic
therapy (aPDT) by use of light emitting diode (LED) and diode laser light sources with …

Disinfection of cariogenic pathogens in planktonic lifestyle, biofilm and carious dentine with antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

M Wu, L Xu, Z Cai, S Huang, Y Li, L Lei… - Photochemistry and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has been recommended for clinical application.
Its antibacterial effect on bacteria remained in dentinal tubule was seldom investigated …