Adjuvant antimicrobial photodynamic therapy improves periodontal health and reduces inflammatory cytokines in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus

• Main Authors: Paula de Oliveira CUNHA (Author), Isabela Rodrigues GONSALES (Author), Sebastião Luiz Aguiar GREGHI (Author), Adriana Campos Passanezi SANT'ANA (Author), Heitor Marques HONÓRIO (Author), Carlos Antonio NEGRATO (Author), Mariana Schutzer Ragghianti ZANGRANDO (Author), Carla Andreotti DAMANTE (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is an adjuvant treatment to scaling and root planing (SRP) which improves periodontal health. It may be beneficial to patients with systemic diseases, such as type 1 diabetes mellitus. Objective This randomized clinical trial evaluated the adjunctiv...