Oxygen Availability on the Application of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy against Multi-Species Biofilms

Oxygen Availability on the Application of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy against Multi-Species Biofilms

Methylene blue (MB)- or Curcumin (Cur)-based photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used as an adjunctive treatment for periodontitis. Its actual clinical efficacy is still in question because the lack of oxygen in a deep periodontal pocket might reduce the PDT efficacy. We aim to investigate the effec...

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Main Authors: Min Nie, Jingmei Yang, Alessandra Nara de Souza Rastelli, Yuqin Shen, Dongmei Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
biofilm
curcumin
methylene blue
photodynamic therapy
oxygen
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/7/904

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