[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy to control clinically relevant biofilm infections

X Hu, YY Huang, Y Wang, X Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Biofilm describes a microbially-derived sessile community in which microbial cells are firmly
attached to the substratum and embedded in extracellular polymeric matrix. Microbial …

Photodynamic therapy in endodontics

G Plotino, NM Grande… - International endodontic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment modality that was initiated in 1900; however, it
was not until the last decade that PDT regained attention for its several favourable features …

A brief history of LED photopolymerization

KD Jandt, RW Mills - Dental Materials, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The majority of modern resin-based oral restorative biomaterials are cured
via photopolymerization processes. A variety of light sources are available for this light …

Entrococcus faecalis elimination in root canals using silver nanoparticles, photodynamic therapy, diode laser, or laser-activated nanoparticles: an in vitro study

F Afkhami, S Akbari, N Chiniforush - Journal of endodontics, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of silver nanoparticles
(AgNPs), an 810-nm diode laser (DL), conventional photodynamic therapy (PDT) with the …

Antimicrobial efficacy of a high‐power diode laser, photo‐activated disinfection, conventional and sonic activated irrigation during root canal treatment

I Bago, V Plečko, D Gabrić Pandurić… - International …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To evaluate the antimicrobial effect of a diode laser irradiation, photo‐activated
disinfection (PAD), conventional and sonic activated irrigation with 2.5% sodium …

[HTML][HTML] Photodynamic therapy: A special emphasis on nanocarrier-mediated delivery of photosensitizers in antimicrobial therapy

C Garapati, SHS Boddu, S Jacob, KM Ranch… - Arabian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Resistance to antimicrobial drugs is an impending healthcare problem of growing
significance. In the post-antibiotic era, there is a huge push to develop new tools for …

Photodynamic Therapy As a Promising Method Used in the Treatment of Oral Diseases.

EJ Prażmo, M Kwaśny, M Łapiński… - Advances in clinical …, 2016 - europepmc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) consists of three elements: photosensitizer, light and oxygen.
The photosensitizer has the property of selective accumulation in abnormal or infected …

Evaluation of the bactericidal effect of Nd: YAG, Er: YAG, Er, Cr: YSGG laser radiation, and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) in experimentally infected root …

X Cheng, S Guan, H Lu, C Zhao, X Chen… - Lasers in surgery …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective In recent years, various laser systems have been
introduced into the field of laser‐assisted endodontic therapy. The aim of this study was to …

Bactericidal efficacy of photodynamic therapy against Enterococcus faecalis in infected root canals: a systematic literature review

SH Siddiqui, KH Awan, F Javed - Photodiagnosis and photodynamic …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective The aim was to review the bactericidal efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT)
against Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) in infected root canals. Methods To address the …

The effect of photodynamic therapy in root canal disinfection: a systematic review

V Chrepa, GA Kotsakis, TC Pagonis… - Journal of endodontics, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction Effective root canal disinfection is a fundamental component of successful root
canal treatment. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been proposed as a new adjunctive …