Evaluation of the antimicrobial effect of photodynamic antimicrobial therapy in an in situ model of dentine caries

P. M. Lima, Juliana; Anne S. Melo, Mary; Maria Cavalcante Borges, Fátima; Henrique Teixeira, Alrieta; Steiner‐Oliveira, Carolina; Nobre dos Santos, Marinês; Karla Azevedo Rodrigues, Lidiany; Carla Junqueira Zanin, Iriana

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0722.2009.00662.x

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Evaluation of the antimicrobial effect of photodynamic antimicrobial therapy in an in situ model of dentine caries

Published in European Journal Of Oral Sciences • Sep 15, 2009

Authors:

Juliana P. M. Lima

Mary Anne S. Melo

Fátima Maria Cavalcante Borges

Abstract

Photodynamic antimicrobial therapy (PACT) promotes bacterial death as a result of the photosensitization of microbial components. This study evaluated the effect of PACT on dentine caries produced in situ. Over the course of 14 d, 20 volunteers wore intra-oral devices containing human dentine slabs ...

Subject

Antimicrobial

Streptococcus mutans

Photodynamic therapy

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