Background This systematic review evaluates the efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic
therapy (aPDT), as an adjunct to non‐surgical or surgical therapy, on clinical and patient …

Aims To compare gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) cytokines/chemokines levels between
periodontally healthy subjects and subjects diagnosed with chronic periodontitis (C h P) …

There are several studies that evaluate the use of lasers in periodontal treatment in non-
surgical or surgical therapy. However, while several studies showed clinically beneficial …

Background Clinical efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) as compared to
antibiotics in periodontitis and peri-implantitis has been tested in several clinical trials. Yet …

The dental literature contains 25 years of accumulated reports and clinical studies
addressing the utility of lasers in the treatment of periodontitis, both as a monotherapy or as …

Several studies 1–6 have reported that dental implants are functionally stable and have long-
term success rates, and are therefore increasingly being used in the oral rehabilitation of …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive treatment that effectively targets cancer
and inflammatory diseases. It has gained recognition for its efficacy, low toxicity, and …

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the bactericidal efficacy of antimicrobial
photodynamic dynamic therapy (aPDT) as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) …

During the last decade, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been extensively investigated for
the treatment of periodontal and peri-implant infections. Nonetheless, contradicting clinical …

Aim. To investigate whether methylene blue‐mediated photodynamic therapy (MB‐PDT) can
affect the “fate” of macrophages in vitro or in periodontitis tissues and to explore the potential …