Photodynamic therapy with Bixa orellana extract and LED for the reduction of halitosis: study protocol for a randomized, microbiological and clinical trial

Photodynamic therapy with Bixa orellana extract and LED for the reduction of halitosis: study protocol for a randomized, microbiological and clinical trial

Abstract Background Halitosis is an unpleasant breath odour that can interfere with the professional life, social life and quality of life of people who suffer from it. A modality of treatment that has been increasing in dentistry is antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT). Bixa orellana, popularl...

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Main Authors: Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves, Ana Carolina Costa da Mota, Alessandro Melo Deana, Guelton Hirano Guedes, Lisyanne Araújo de Souza Cavalcante, Renato Araújo Prates, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana, Christiane Pavani, Lara Jansiski Motta, Greice de Brito Bitencourt, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Monica da Consolação Canuto Salgueiro, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Daniela Fátima Teixeira da Silva, Cristiane Miranda França, Sandra Kalil Bussadori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Halitosis
Photodynamic therapy
Bixa orellana
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-2913-z

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