Photodynamic Therapy in Endodontics: A Literature Review

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 175-182

  Trindade, Alessandra Cesar ^a   De Figueiredo, José Antônio Poli ^a   Steier, Liviu ^b   Weber, João Batista Blessmann ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTISTRY; DISINFECTION; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; PHOTOSENSITIZERS;

DISINFECTION METHODS; IN-VITRO; LITERATURE REVIEWS; ROOT CANAL SYSTEM; ROOT CANAL TREATMENT; ROOT CANALS; STANDARD PROTOCOLS;

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

ENDODONTIC PROCEDURE; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES;

ENDODONTICS; HUMANS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; ROOT CANAL THERAPY;

EID: 84924362218     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2014.3776     Document Type: Review

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