Light Activated Disinfection in Root Canal Treatment—A Focused Review

Light activated disinfection (LAD) is a strategy for optimizing root canal disinfection by using a highly-selective, targeted killing of bacteria using a combination of photosensitizers and light. Over the past decade, numerous in vitro and clinical studies have been performed to demonstrate the eff...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Islam A. Abdelaziz Ali, Prasanna Neelakantan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Dentistry Journal
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/6/3/31