Efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in the management of chronic periodontitis: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

J, Betsy; CS, Prasanth; KV, Baiju; J, Prasanthila; N, Subhash

doi:10.1111/jcpe.12249

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Efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in the management of chronic periodontitis: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

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Betsy J

Prasanth CS

Baiju KV

Abstract

<h4>Aim</h4>To evaluate the potential of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) in the treatment of chronic periodontitis.<h4>Material and methods</h4>In a single-centred randomized and controlled clinical trial, 90 patients (51 females and 39 males...

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Methylene blue

Photodynamic therapy

halitosis

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