Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy combined with conventional endodontic treatment to eliminate root canal biofilm infection

Silva Garcez, Aguinaldo; S. Ribeiro, Martha; P. Tegos, George; Cristina Núñez, Silvia; Olavo Cardoso Jorge, Antônio; R. Hamblin, Michael

doi:10.1002/lsm.20415

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Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy combined with conventional endodontic treatment to eliminate root canal biofilm infection

Published in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine • Oct 25, 2006

Authors:

Aguinaldo Silva Garcez

Martha S. Ribeiro

George P. Tegos

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (PDT), standard endodontic treatment and the combined treatment to eliminate bacterial biofilms present in infected root canals. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten single-rooted freshly extracted human ...

Subject

Root canal

Biofilm

Photodynamic therapy

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