ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Antimicrobial Activity of Methylene Blue Associated with Photodynamic Therapy: In Vitro Study in Multi-Species Oral Biofilm.
Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of photodynamic therapy with various photosensitizers for peri-implantitis treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.Lasers in medical science · 2025Pooled it
- Repurposing Non-Infectious Therapeutic Agents to Aid in the Treatment of Chronic Biofilm Infections.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Combined Effects of Amikacin and Methylene Blue-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy onPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparative Antimicrobial and Oxidative Damage of Indocyanine Green, Methylene Blue, and Curcumin on Dual-Species Biofilms ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Activity of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy against a cariogenic biofilm composed of a microbial consortium.Journal of biomedical optics · 2025Article
- Microbiological Impact of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy in Non-Surgical Periodontal Treatment.Pharmaceutics · 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
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Abstract
The control of infectious diseases caused by biofilms is a continuing challenge for researchers due to the complexity of their microbial structures and therapeutic implications. Photodynamic therapy as an adjunctive anti-infective treatment has been described as a possible valid approach but has not been tested in polymicrobial biofilm models. This study evaluated the effect of photodynamic therapy in vitro with methylene blue (MB) 0.01% and red LEDs (λ = 660 nm, power density ≈ 330 mW/cm
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