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Treatment of oral fungal infections using photodynamic therapy: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Imaan Amina RoomaneyHaly Karen HolmesMark M Engel
Published in: Clinical and experimental dental research (2021)
PDT showed comparable effectiveness at treating oral fungal infections, particularly denture stomatitis. The small number of studies in this review, small sample size and variability of methods and outcome measures across studies, highlight the need for more standardized studies with longer follow-up periods to enable recommendation of PDT as an alternative to conventional antifungal therapy.
Keyphrases
  • photodynamic therapy
  • case control
  • fluorescence imaging
  • systematic review
  • candida albicans