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Sensitivity of Four Various Candida Species to Photodynamic Therapy Mediated by Indocyanine Green, an in vitro Study [PDF]
Journal of Dentistry, 2021 Statement of the Problem: Various species of candida contribute to oral candidiasis. It is the time to shift from conventional rigid antimicrobial therapies to more patient specific and safer ones.
Atefeh Tavangar +3 more
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The Effect of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy on the Management of Gingivitis Induced by Orthodontic Treatment: a Systematic Review [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Orthodontics, 2022 Aim: Hygiene is a challenge of orthodontic treatment due to its appliances and can lead to periodontal diseases. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is a preventive technique for periodontal diseases owing to its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory
Amirhossein Mirhashemi +2 more
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The Biochemical Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy†
Photochemistry and Photobiology, 2022 AbstractThe unbridled dissemination of multidrug‐resistant pathogens is a major threat to global health and urgently demands novel therapeutic alternatives. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has been developed as a promising approach to treat localized infections regardless of drug resistance profile or taxonomy.
Caetano P. Sabino +12 more
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Water Science and Technology, 2023 Antibacterial membranes have attracted researchers’ interest in recent years as a possible approach for dealing with biofouling on the membrane surface.
Yasin Ozay +7 more
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Photodynamic Therapy in Orthodontics: A Literature Review
Pharmaceutics, 2021 Treatment of malocclusions using fixed orthodontic appliances makes it difficult for patients to perform hygiene procedures. Insufficient removal of bacterial biofilm can cause enamel demineralization, manifesting by visible white spot lesions or ...
Marcin Olek +7 more
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Alkaloids as Photosensitisers for the Inactivation of Bacteria
Antibiotics, 2021 Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy has emerged as a powerful approach to tackle microbial infections. Photodynamic therapy utilises a photosensitiser, light, and oxygen to generate singlet oxygen and/or reactive oxygen species in an irradiated tissue ...
Sònia López-Molina +5 more
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Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation and Photodynamic Therapy for Infections [PDF]
, 2010 Photodynamic therapy (PDT) was initially discovered over 100 years ago by its ability to kill microorganisms, but its use to treat infections clinically has not been much developed. However, the present relentless increase in antibiotic resistance worldwide and the emergence of strains that are resistant to all known antibiotics has stimulated research
Liyi, Huang +2 more
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Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research, 2021 Background: The use of scaling, root planing, antimicrobials, or antibiotics in the treatment of Chronic Periodontitis have proven beneficial in the past.
Ananya Wadhwa +2 more
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Photodynamic therapy and associated targeting methods for treatment of brain cancer
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 Brain tumors, including glioblastoma multiforme, are currently a cause of suffering and death of tens of thousands of people worldwide. Despite advances in clinical treatment, the average patient survival time from the moment of diagnosis of glioblastoma
Dorota Bartusik-Aebisher +3 more
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Nanomaterials, 2023 For a long time, the emergence of microbial drug resistance due to the abuse of antibiotics has greatly reduced the therapeutic effect of many existing antibiotics. This makes the development of new antimicrobial materials urgent.
Xiaofang Liu +6 more
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