Is a single session of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy as an adjuvant to non-surgical scaling and root planing effective in reducing periodontal inflammation and subgingival presence of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in patients with periodontitis?

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The aim was to assess the influence of a single session of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) as an adjunct to non-surgical scaling and root planing (SRP) in reducing periodontal inflammation and subgingival presence of Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (A. actinomycetemcomitans) in patients with periodontitis.

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Munerah S. BinShabaib: (View ORCID Profile)

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Title: Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Abbreviated Title: Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Print): 15721000

Publication date Created: June 2022

Publication date (Print): June 2022

Volume: 38

Page: 102847

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DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2022.102847

PubMed ID: 35367618

SO-VID: c01823ab-6df1-4ea4-ac7c-b15ef781dde6

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