Treatment of periodontal disease by photodisinfection compared to scaling and root planing

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 34-38

  Andersen, Roger ^a   Loebel, Nicolas ^a   Hammond, David ^a   Wilson, Michael ^b  

^a Ondine Research Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LASER; METHODOLOGY; PERIODONTITIS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTAL SCALING; HUMANS; LASERS; METHYLENE BLUE; PERIODONTITIS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 34248216584     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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