Photodynamic Suppression of Enterococcus Faecalis in Infected Root Canals with Indocyanine Green, Trolox^TM and Near-Infrared Light

• Main Authors: Markus Heyder (Author), Markus Reise (Author), Julius Burchardt (Author), André Guellmar (Author), Julius Beck (Author), Ulrike Schulze-Späte (Author), Bernd Sigusch (Author), Stefan Kranz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Recently, our group showed that additional supplementation of Trolox™ (vitamin E analogue) can significantly enhance the antimicrobial photodynamic effect of the photosensitizer Indocyanine green (ICG). Up to now, the combined effect has not yet been investigated on Enterococcus faecalis in dental r...