Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy in Residual Periodontal Pockets during the Maintenance Phase

• Main Authors: Yasunori Yamashita (Author), Megumi Mae (Author), Masayuki Oohira (Author), Yukio Ozaki (Author), Seigo Ohba (Author), Izumi Asahina (Author), Atsutoshi Yoshimura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (a-PDT) in combination with scaling root planing (SRP) is more effective at improving periodontal status than SRP alone. However, the effectiveness of a-PDT in combination with irrigation for patients undergoing periodontal maintenance has not been clarified. This...