The susceptibility of Streptococcus mutans to antibacterial photodynamic therapy: a comparison of two different photosensitizers and light sources

Streptococcus mutans is the main etiological agent for dental caries. Recently, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been introduced as a new modality in bacterial decontamination. Objective: This in vitro study was carried out to evaluate the susceptibility of Streptococcus mutans to antibacterial PDT...

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Main Authors: Neda HAKIMIHA, Farzaneh KHOEI, Abbas BAHADOR, Reza FEKRAZAD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2014-04-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572014000200080&lng=en&tlng=en