Rodrigues Amaral, Rodrigo, Nunes, Eduardo, Alvarez-Leite, Maria Eugenia, Faria Amorim, Jose Claudio, Rebello Horta, Martinho Campolina, de Souza Côrtes, Maria Ilma, Ferreira Silva, Frank, and Cohen, Stephen (2017) Ex Vivo Assessment of Photodynamic Therapy in Achieving Microbial Reduction. Journal of the California Dental Association, 45 (3). pp. 139-144.

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Abstract

The study was to assess the effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) on root canals contaminated by Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis). PDT was performed with 0.005% methylene blue dye and with a low-intensity red emission laser. Microbiological samples were collected before, immediately and 72 hours after instrumentation. Although PDT performed with the chosen light parameters promoted additional microbial reduction, this therapy did not achieve a statistically significant reduction of E. faecalis.

Item ID:	76168
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1942-4396
Copyright Information:	CDA holds the copyright for all articles and artwork published in the Journal of the California Dental Association and thus requires all authors to transfer copyright to CDA prior to publication either online or in print.
Date Deposited:	09 Oct 2022 23:22
FoR Codes:	32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3203 Dentistry > 320304 Endodontics @ 100%
SEO Codes:	20 HEALTH > 2099 Other health > 209999 Other health not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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