Bioadhesive Curcumin-Mediated Photodynamic Inactivation and Its Potential to Cause Undesirable Effects on Dental and Restorative Surfaces

• Main Authors: Bárbara Donadon Reina (Author), Carolina Santezi Neto (Author), Patrícia Petromilli Nordi Sasso Garcia (Author), Marlus Chorilli (Author), Giovana Maria Fioramonti Calixto (Author), Lívia Nordi Dovigo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Curcumin-mediated Photodynamic Inactivation (PDI) has shown great potential to disinfect specific sites on tooth enamel but may involve contact with restorative materials. Thus, before use in dentistry, it is necessary to investigate whether the PDI protocol causes undesirable changes in the surface...