ArticleJournal of lasers in medical sciences2016
Case Report of Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Dental Caries on Primary Teeth.
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- Er:YAG laser application in caries removal and cavity preparation in children: a meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2019Pooled it
- Assessment of the effect of photodynamic therapy on the reduction of bacteria in deep dental caries lesions of primary teeth.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Trial
- Enhancing Caries Preventive Effects of Nanomaterials with Phototherapy: A Scoping Review.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025Review
- Investigating the Effect of Photodynamic Therapy With a 660 nm Laser With Methylene Blue and Cold Atmospheric Plasma Therapy onJournal of lasers in medical sciences · 2025Article
- Association of Papacarie Duo® and low-level laser in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT).Lasers in medical science · 2024Article
- Using Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy with Ultrasound Devices and Bioactive Glasses as a Combined Approach for Treating Dentin Caries Lesions.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Evaluation of photosensitizer-containing superhydrophobic surfaces for the antibacterial treatment of periodontal biofilms.Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology · 2022Article
- How can biophotonics help dentistry to avoid or minimize cross infection by SARS-CoV-2?Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy · 2022Review
- Systemic Photodynamic Therapy With Chlorine e6 as a Photosensitizer for the Treatment of Nodular BCC: A Case Report.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2022Article
- Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy on teeth with molar incisor hypomineralization-controlled clinical trial.Medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionThe partial removal of dental caries aiming to maintain the integrity of the pulp has been considered the therapy of choice in the treatment of deep carious lesions, as long as certain principles of diagnosis are respected. Dentists are always looking for techniques to remove the decayed tissue with biosafety, what provides more comfort to the patient especially when it comes to children. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an antimicrobial treatment. PapacárieMblue is a modification of the regular Papacárie, with a photosensitizer added to it. CASE REPORT: PapacárieMblue was used in a patient who had deep carious lesions in a primary molar. After 5 minutes of application, the soft and infected tissues were removed from the side walls of the cavity and, after, PDT was held in the pulp wall with red laser (660 nm), energy of 30 J, output power of 100 mW and 5 minutes of exposure time. This caused a reduction in the amount of dental tissue removed, what favored the prognosis of the dental element. After a period of 3 months, a control of the case was done and we discovered that the tooth that received the PDT was not painful and the x-ray showed an absence of lesions in the furcation.
conclusionPDT with PapacárieMblue has been effective in the removal of a deep carious lesion that had a risk of pulp exposure.
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