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Evaluation Of The Adjunctive Effect Of Photodynamic Therapy For The Treatment Of Residual Periodontal Pockets: A Systematic Review, Shankargouda Patil, Charles Miller, Ryan Moffat, Kade Janes, Brooklyn Janes, Peter M. Loomer, Frank W. Licari
Evaluation Of The Adjunctive Effect Of Photodynamic Therapy For The Treatment Of Residual Periodontal Pockets: A Systematic Review, Shankargouda Patil, Charles Miller, Ryan Moffat, Kade Janes, Brooklyn Janes, Peter M. Loomer, Frank W. Licari
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
Purpose: Adjunctive use of photodynamic therapy in combination with scaling and root planing for periodontal maintenance offers an alternative to antibiotic therapy, potentially mitigating the risk of antibiotic resistance and its genotoxic or mutagenic effects. This systematic review analyzed studies, as of January 2023, that included the effects of a single application of photodynamic therapy in residual periodontal pockets with the probing depth and clinical attachment level as the primary and secondary outcomes, respectively.
Methods: PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases, as well as the US National Institutes of Health and WHO Clinical Trials Registry, were searched for eligible …