SynthesisTheScientificWorldJournal2014
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and dental plaque: a systematic review of the literature.
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Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The efficacy of ultraviolet light-emitting technology against coronaviruses: a systematic review.The Journal of hospital infection · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of cetrimide 2% with and without photodynamic therapy to reduce Streptococcus mutans burden in dentinal carious lesions.Lasers in medical science · 2021Trial
- Effects of antibacterial photodynamic therapy on salivary mutans streptococci in 5- to 6-year-olds with severe early childhood caries.Lasers in medical science · 2019Trial
- Impact of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy on micro-shear bond strength to dentin.Lasers in medical science · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of biofilm-targeted therapy in managing and preventing dental caries: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2025Article
- Photosensitized Methylene Blue Nanoparticles: A Promising Approach for the Control of Oral Infections.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Clinical and radiographic success of pulpotomy and pulpectomy in primary and permanent teeth: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2024Review
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- A New Landscape of Human Dental Aging: Causes, Consequences, and Intervention Avenues.Aging and disease · 2023Review
- Nanotechnology for Dentistry: Prospects and Applications.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- How can biophotonics help dentistry to avoid or minimize cross infection by SARS-CoV-2?Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy · 2022Review
- Dental-Plaque Decontamination around Dental Brackets Using Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy: An In Vitro Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Susceptibility of Dental Caries Microcosm Biofilms to Photodynamic Therapy Mediated by Fotoenticine.Pharmaceutics · 2021Article
- Enhanced reduction of polymicrobial biofilms on the orthodontic brackets and enamel surface remineralization using zeolite-zinc oxide nanoparticles-based antimicrobial photodynamic therapy.BMC microbiology · 2021Article
- Photodynamic Inactivation ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Control Measures for SARS-CoV-2: A Review on Light-Based Inactivation of Single-Stranded RNA Viruses.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Effect of a Combination of Photodynamic Therapy and Chitosan onJournal of lasers in medical sciences · 2020Article
- pH influences the biocompatibility of methylene blue solutions.Clinical oral investigations · 2018Article
- Effects of low-level laser therapy combined with toluidine blue on polysaccharides and biofilm of Streptococcus mutans.Lasers in medical science · 2016Article
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5 authors.
Funding
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to perform a systematic review of the literature on the efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (PDTa) on cariogenic dental biofilm. TYPES OF STUDIES REVIEWED: Studies in vivo, in vitro, and in situ were included. Articles that did not address PDTa, those that did not involve cariogenic biofilm, those that used microorganisms in the plankton phase, and reviews were excluded. Data extraction and quality assessments were performed independently by two raters using a scale.
resultsTwo hundred forty articles were retrieved; only seventeen of them met the eligibility criteria and were analyzed in the present review. Considerable variability was found regarding the methodologies and application protocols for antimicrobial PDTa. Two articles reported unfavorable results. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: The present systematic review does not allow drawing any concrete conclusions regarding the efficacy of antimicrobial PDTa, although this method seems to be a promising option.
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