ArticleBDJ open2018
Remediation of adult black dental stains by phototherapy.
Article in BDJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03309748 (Remediation of Adult Black Dental Stains by Phototherapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Remediation of Adult Black Dental Stains by Phototherapy
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Automatic recognition of oral health status in mixed dentition via intraoral photography.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Effect of A Fluoride Toothpaste Containing Enzymes and Salivary Proteins on Periodontal Pathogens in Subjects with Black Stain: A Pilot Study.European journal of dentistry · 2024Article
- Dental black plaque: metagenomic characterization and comparative analysis with white-plaque.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Risk factors for the presence of dental black plaque.Scientific reports · 2018Article
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND
aimsThis study investigates the effects of the application of antimicrobial phototherapy on black-stained tooth surfaces. Key variables were area, color and time taken to reappearance of black stain following dental prophylaxis with and without antimicrobial phototherapy. Differences in bacterial composition of black stain (specifically MATERIAL AND
methodsThe phototherapy device used was GLO™ Science LLC, New York, America, emitting light at 475 nm and a power of 3 W. Light was applied in 2 cycles of 8 min on 31 volunteers. Microbial identification was carried out on DNA extracted from black plaque. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT03309748.
resultsFollowing antimicrobial phototherapy, 64.5% of patients displayed reduced pigmentation area. Plaque color was lighter in 48.4% of subjects. Pigmentation area and depth of color returned to normal levels during the course of the study. Colonization by the three bacterial species decreased, although the changes were not statistically significant. We report a key novel finding showing elevated levels of colonization by
conclusionsApplication of phototherapy results in a reduction in area, color and bacterial colonization of black plaque in adults. The changes were not found to be statistically significant, perhaps owing to the low illumination power of the home-whitening device. For the first time, we document the elevated presence of
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