An in vitro study of the use of photodynamic therapy for the treatment of natural oral plaque biofilms formed in vivo

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-7

  Wood, Simon ^a   Nattress, Brian ^a   Kirkham, Jennifer ^a   Shore, Roger ^a   Brookes, Steven ^a   Griffiths, John ^a   Robinson, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Photodynamic therapy; Plaque

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PHTHALOCYANINE ZINC;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL VACUOLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENAMEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH PLAQUE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOFILMS; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; INDOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 0033133741     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(99)00056-1     Document Type: Article

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