Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Applied in Orthodontic. Orthodontic Patients.
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
We demonstrated the use of the Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy as a coadjutant oral
decontamination agent. It was also shown that SDS surfactant improves the antibacterial
action of APDT when using Curcumin as the photosensitizer. The decontamination levels
obtained with APDT are comparable with the levels observed with the use of Chlorhexidine. The
clinical relevancy is the control of oral microbial load which will improve the patients'
quality of life and will decrease the possibility of cross contamination in the dental
office.