Photodynamic therapy adjuvant to non-surgical periodontal therapy: Systematic review of randomized clinical trials.

Daniel Adrian Silva Souza Juliana Borges de Lima Dantas Camila Silva Souto Dina Marques Mendonça Tiago José Silva Oliveira Júlia Dos Santos Vianna Néri

Published in: International journal of dental hygiene (2023)

Applying aPDT after SRP with external irradiation of the periodontal pocket does not seem to result in any clinical benefit compared to the use of SRP alone in patients with periodontitis.

Keyphrases

photodynamic therapy
systematic review
meta analyses
early stage
fluorescence imaging
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial