The emergence of drug-resistant bacteria is considered a critical public health problem. The
need to establish alternative approaches to countering resistant microorganisms is …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the antimicrobial
photodynamic therapy (a-PDT) with blue light and curcumin on oral disinfection during the 2 …

Background and Objectives This work evaluated antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (PDT),
sonodynamic therapy (SDT), and the association of both therapies (sonophotodynamic …

Background Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a bactericidal method, which has recently been
introduced in the field of dental medicine and therapy. Curcumin, a compound isolated from …

Background An appropriate photosensitizer (PS) for photodynamic inactivation should have
a pronounced antimicrobial efficacy but low dark toxicity. The aim of this study is to …

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the antimicrobial
photodynamic therapy (aPDT) using the association of curcumin with the surfactant sodium …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has been considered as a potential alternative
to antibiotics for the treatment of biofilm infections. There is evidence that an additional …

Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is a treatment that requires light, a photosensitizing agent, and
molecular oxygen. The photosensitizer is activated by light and it interacts with the oxygen …

Background Orthodontics involves diagnosis and treatment of dental and skeletal
malocclusions. Orthodontic apparatus may repair these malocclusions but may also impair …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-biofilm and anti-metabolic activities of zeolite-
zinc oxide nanoparticles (Zeo/ZnONPs)-based antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) …