Clinical effectiveness of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of periodontitis

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 575-580

  Polansky, Raoul ^a,b   Haas, Michael ^a   Heschl, Alexander ^a   Wimmer, Gernot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b Univ Doz DDr   (Austria)

Author keywords

Eradication of bacteria; Periodontal inflammation; Photodynamic therapy; Therapeutic soft laser; Ultrasonic periodontal treatment

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIA; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DENTAL SCALING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049133031     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2009.01412.x     Document Type: Article

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