Photodynamic therapy as an alternative treatment for disinfection of bacteria in oral biofilms.

Mang, Thomas S; Tayal, Dharam P; Baier, Robert

Mang, Thomas S; Tayal, Dharam P; Baier, Robert.

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Mang TS; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA. tsmang@buffalo.edu

Lasers Surg Med ; 44(7): 588-96, 2012 Sep.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22847720

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Biofilms/drug effects; Dental Deposits/drug therapy; Dihematoporphyrin Ether/therapeutic use; Disinfection/methods; Photochemotherapy; Photosensitizing Agents/therapeutic use; Streptococcus mutans/drug effects; Dihematoporphyrin Ether/pharmacology; Humans; Lasers, Dye; Lasers, Solid-State; Microbial Viability/drug effects; Models, Biological; Photosensitizing Agents/pharmacology; Spectrum Analysis/methods; Streptococcus mutans/physiology

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Photochemotherapy / Streptococcus mutans / Disinfection / Photosensitizing Agents / Dihematoporphyrin Ether / Biofilms / Dental Deposits Type of study: Evaluation_studies Language: En Journal: Lasers Surg Med Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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