This Review aims to provide early stage researchers with an updated guide to applications
of photochemically produced singlet oxygen and, at the same time, widen the experienced …

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 …

Superficial and systemic fungal infections are essential problems for the modern health care
system. One of the challenges is the growing resistance of fungi to classic antifungals and …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) can be used for the control of oral pathogens and different
photosensitizers (PS) have been investigated. This study evaluated the efficacy of PDT …

Background Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has demonstrated promising results in the
treatment of several clinical pathologies through the photochemical reaction caused by the …

Background New protocols are constantly being tested in the search for complete
disinfection of root canals without the undesirable effects of sodium hypochlorite. This study …

Infectious diseases caused by bacteria pose a serious threat to public health, and more
worryingly, the unregulated application of antibiotics accelerates the emergence of bacterial …

This study evaluated the effect of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) on S. mutans
using diacetylcurcumin (DAC) and verified DAC toxicity. In vitro, S. mutans biofilms were …

Objective One of the major problems in fixed orthodontic treatments is the control of enamel
demineralization, white spots lesions (WSL), and dental caries around the brackets, which …

Background The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the efficacy of erythrosine and
cyanidin-3-glucoside as photosensitizers in PDT for the elimination of Porphyromonas …