Clinical applications of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in dentistry

L Gholami, S Shahabi, M Jazaeri, M Hadilou… - Frontiers in …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Given the emergence of resistant bacterial strains and novel microorganisms that globally
threaten human life, moving toward new treatment modalities for microbial infections has …

The role of the light source in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

M Piksa, C Lian, IC Samuel, KJ Pawlik… - Chemical Society …, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) is a promising approach to fight the growing
problem of antimicrobial resistance that threatens health care, food security and agriculture …

Prospective application of phthalocyanines in the photodynamic therapy against microorganisms and tumor cells: A mini-review

KLM Santos, RM Barros, DP da Silva Lima… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Phthalocyanines are second-generation photosensitizers with photophysical and
photochemical properties improved, in comparison to the first-generation. Also, these have …

Non-porphyrinoid photosensitizers mediated photodynamic inactivation against bacteria

L Sobotta, P Skupin-Mrugalska, J Piskorz, J Mielcarek - Dyes and Pigments, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Nowadays we are approaching the “post-antibiotic era,” and the multi-drug resistant bacteria
become a serious problem. Thus, the new strategies of infection treatment are extensively …

Effects of photodynamic therapy on Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial biofilms by bioluminescence imaging and scanning electron microscopic analysis

AS Garcez, SC Núnez, N Azambuja Jr… - … and laser surgery, 2013‏ - liebertpub.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to test photodynamic therapy (PDT) as an alternative
approach to biofilm disruption on dental hard tissue, We evaluated the effect of methylene …

Effect of methylene blue-mediated antimicrobial photodynamic therapy on dentin caries microcosms

DAC Méndez, E Gutierrez, EJ Dionísio… - Lasers in Medical …, 2018‏ - Springer
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has been proposed as an adjuvant treatment of
dental caries, although there are no well-defined protocols to its clinical application. This …

[HTML][HTML] The susceptibility of Streptococcus mutans to antibacterial photodynamic therapy: a comparison of two different photosensitizers and light …

N Hakimiha, F Khoei, A Bahador… - Journal of Applied Oral …, 2014‏ - SciELO Brasil
Streptococcus mutans is the main etiological agent for dental caries. Recently,
photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been introduced as a new modality in bacterial …

Photoelimination of Streptococcus mutans with two methods of photodynamic and photothermal therapy

R Fekrazad, F Khoei, N Hakimiha, A Bahador - … and photodynamic therapy, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Background Increasing resistance of oral pathogens to conventional antibacterial agents
has resulted to find alternative therapies to overcome resistance development problems; …

Antibacterial evaluation of zirconia coated with plasma-based graphene oxide with photothermal properties

L Park, HS Kim, W Jang, MK Ji, JH Ryu, H Cho… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The alternative antibacterial treatment photothermal therapy (PTT) significantly affects oral
microbiota inactivation. In this work, graphene with photothermal properties was coated on a …

[HTML][HTML] Photodynamic therapy: An emerging therapeutic modality in dentistry

N Suresh, B Joseph, P Sathyan, VK Sweety… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is a rapidly evolving, non-invasive treatment modality with
considerable promise in dental pharmacotherapeutics. This review article comprehensively …