Evaluation of indocyanine-mediated photodynamic therapy cytotoxicity in human osteoblast-like cells: an in vitro study.

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is an adjunctive non-invasive procedure for the management of periodontal tissue infection and deep periodontal pocket decontamination. However, the effects of this procedure on periodontal cells like osteoblasts that play a role in periodontal tissue repair and regeneration is not yet clear.