Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Applied in Orthodontic. Orthodontic Patients.

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.

Timeline

Start

2014-01

Primary completion

2014-06

Completion

2014-12

Publications

• Results Iliadi A, Baumgartner S, Athanasiou AE, Eliades T, Eliades G. Effect of intraoral aging on the setting status of resin composite and glass ionomer orthodontic adhesives. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2014 Apr;145(4):425-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2013.11.020.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.