Toluidine blue O and porphyrin-mediated photodynamic therapy on three main pathogenic bacteria of periodontitis using portable LED phototherapy device

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been commonly used in treating many diseases, such as cancer and infectious diseases. We investigated the different effects of PDT on three main pathogenic bacteria of periodontitis — Prevotella melaninogenica (P.m.), Porphyromonas gingivalis (P.g.) and Aggregatibacter...

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Main Authors: Xuewei Jiang, Zhichao Fan, Yili Yu, Chenying Shao, Yuanzhen Suo, Xunbin Wei, Yi Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing 2015-07-01
Series:Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S1793545815500170