Radiographic assessment of photodynamic therapy as an adjunctive treatment on induced periodontitis in immunosuppressed rats

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess radiographically the effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) as an adjunctive treatment to scaling and root planing (SRP) on induced periodontitis in dexamethasone-induced immunosuppressed rats. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The animals were divided into 2 groups:...

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Main Authors: Leandro Araújo Fernandes, Thiago Marchi Martins, Juliano Milanezi de Almeida, Letícia Helena Theodoro, Valdir Gouveia Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2010-06-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572010000300007