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ArticlePloS one2022

Evaluation of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy with acidic methylene blue for the treatment of experimental periodontitis.

Juliano Milanezi de Almeida, Henrique Rinaldi Matheus, Breno Edson Sendão Alves, David Jonathan Rodrigues Gusman, Maria José Hitomi Nagata, Elisa Mara de Abreu Furquim, Edilson Ervolino

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Juliano Milanezi de AlmeidaPeriodontics Division, Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Araçatuba, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5995-5747
Henrique Rinaldi MatheusPeriodontics Division, Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Araçatuba, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3318-5980
Breno Edson Sendão AlvesPeriodontics Division, Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Araçatuba, Brazil.
David Jonathan Rodrigues GusmanPeriodontics Division, Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Araçatuba, Brazil.
Maria José Hitomi NagataPeriodontics Division, Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Araçatuba, Brazil.
Elisa Mara de Abreu FurquimPeriodontics Division, Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Araçatuba, Brazil.
Edilson ErvolinoSchool of Dentistry, Nucleus of Study and Research in Periodontics and Implantology (NEPPI), São Paulo State University (Unesp), Araçatuba, SP, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the security and effectiveness of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) with a citric acid-based methylene blue (MB) on the periodontal repair following the treatment of ligature-induced experimental periodontitis (EP) in rats. MATERIAL AND

methodsWere used 120 male rats, randomly divided into 4 experimental groups (n = 30): no treatment (NT), SRP alone (SRP), SRP plus aPDT using conventional MB pH 7.0 (aPDT-pH7), SRP plus aPDT using acidic MB pH 1.0 (aPDT-pH1). EP was induced at day 0 by the placement of a ligature around the mandibular left first molars. Ten animals per group/period were euthanized at 14, 22 and 37 days. Histopathological, histometric (percentage of bone in the furcation [PBF]) and immunohistochemical (for tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase [TRAP] and osteocalcin [OCN]) analyses were performed. Data were statistically analyzed.

resultsaPDT-pH1 showed the highest PBF as compared with the other treatments. Collectively, tissues' reaction to both dyes were controlled and healthy for the periodontium. Both aPDT protocols reduced the extent and intensity of the local inflammatory response, reduced the alveolar bone resorption, and promoted a better structural arrangement of the connective tissue as compared with SRP. TRAP expression was downregulated while OCN expression was upregulated by aPDT as compared with SRP alone.

conclusionOur data implicate that the novel MB pH 1.0 is as safe as the conventional MB for use in aPDT and raises its additional benefit of increasing the amount of alveolar bone in the furcation.

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Methylene BluePeriodontitisPhotochemotherapyAlveolar Bone LossAnimalsAnti-Infective AgentsDisease Models, AnimalHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMaleOsteocalcinRatsRats, WistarTartrate-Resistant Acid PhosphataseAnti-Infective AgentsMethylene BlueOsteocalcinTartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase

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PMID35143492
PMCPMC8830666
OpenAlexW4211216849

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