Trial reportLasers in medical science2019
Effects of antibacterial photodynamic therapy on salivary mutans streptococci in 5- to 6-year-olds with severe early childhood caries.
Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy protocols as adjunct treatment in the management of initial pericoronitis: a randomized, controlled, double-blind clinical trial.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Trial
- Photodynamic therapy for caries management: mechanisms, applications, and perspectives.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
- Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy against oral biofilm: influencing factors, mechanisms, and combined actions with other strategies.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Review
- Antimicrobial Photodynamic Effect of Cross-Kingdom Microorganisms with Toluidine Blue O and Potassium Iodide.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Photodynamic Therapy for Treatment of Disease in Children-A Review of the Literature.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Clinical applications of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in dentistry.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
- Comparison of the Effect of Diode Laser Irradiation and Fluoride Varnish on SalivaryInternational journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2022Article
- Dental-Plaque Decontamination around Dental Brackets Using Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy: An In Vitro Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Effects of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy on Organic Solution and Root Surface In Vitro.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Photobiomodulation and Antiviral Photodynamic Therapy in COVID-19 Management.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021Article
- Laser-Assisted aPDT Protocols in Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials in Dentistry: A Systematic Review.Dentistry journal · 2020Review
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Antibacterial photodynamic therapy (A-PDT) has been shown to kill oral bacteria in the planktonic culture, dental plaque, and biofilm. This study sought to assess the antimicrobial effect of A-PDT with toluidine blue O (TBO) and diode laser on salivary mutans streptococci in 5-6-year-olds with severe early childhood caries (SECC). This case-control study was conducted on 56 children with SECC divided into four groups, namely 0.1 mg/mL TBO, diode laser (633 nm, 20 mW, 6 J/cm
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