Bactericidal Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy Against Periodontal Pathogens in Periodontal Disease: A Systematic Review

Akram Z 1 , Al-Shareef SA 2 , Daood U 3 , Asiri FY 4 , Shah AH 5 , AlQahtani MA 6 Show all authors , Vohra F 6 , Javed F 7

Affiliations 

  • 1 1 Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 2 General Practitioner , Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • 3 3 Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong
  • 4 4 Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University , Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
  • 5 5 Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • 6 6 Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • 7 7 Advanced General Dentistry. Division of General Dentistry, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester , New York
Photomed Laser Surg, 2016 Apr;34(4):137-49.
PMID: 26982216 DOI: 10.1089/pho.2015.4076

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the bactericidal efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic dynamic therapy (aPDT) as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) against periodontal pathogens.

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