New Irradiation Method with Indocyanine Green-Loaded Nanospheres for Inactivating Periodontal Pathogens

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has been proposed as an adjunctive strategy for periodontitis treatments. However, use of aPDT for periodontal treatment is complicated by the difficulty in accessing morphologically complex lesions such as furcation involvement, which the irradiation beam (...

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Main Authors: Yasuyuki Sasaki, Jun-ichiro Hayashi, Takeki Fujimura, Yuki Iwamura, Genta Yamamoto, Eisaku Nishida, Tasuku Ohno, Kosuke Okada, Hiromitsu Yamamoto, Takeshi Kikuchi, Akio Mitani, Mitsuo Fukuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/1/154