Zohaib Akram1, Saud A Aziz Al-Shareef2, Umer Daood3, Faris Yahya Asiri4, Altaf H Shah5, M Ayedh AlQahtani6, Fahim Vohra6, Fawad Javed7. 1. 1 Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia . 2. 2 General Practitioner , Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia . 3. 3 Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong . 4. 4 Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University , Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia . 5. 5 Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia . 6. 6 Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia . 7. 7 Advanced General Dentistry. Division of General Dentistry, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester , New York.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the bactericidal efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic dynamic therapy (aPDT) as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) against periodontal pathogens. BACKGROUND DATA: SRP followed by laser therapy has better clinical outcomes than conventional SRP alone. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The question addressed was "Does aPDT as an adjunct to SRP exhibit better bactericidal effect against periodontal pathogens than the use of SRP alone in periodontal disease?" MEDLINE(®)/PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases were searched from 1977 to December 2015, using different combinations of key words. Review articles, in vitro and experimental studies, and articles in languages other than English were excluded. RESULTS: Seventeen clinical studies were included. Laser wavelengths and duration of irradiation ranged between 470 and 810 nm and 60 and 300 sec, respectively. All studies showed that aPDT application was effective in reducing the counts of periodontal microbes at follow-up. Four studies showed significantly reduced bacterial counts for aPDT as an adjunct to SRP compared with SRP alone. Thirteen studies showed comparable reduction in the counts of periodontal bacteria when aPDT alone or as an adjunct to SRP was compared with SRP alone. CONCLUSIONS: The bactericidal efficacy of aPDT as an adjunct to SRP against periodontal pathogens in periodontal disease remains debatable.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the bactericidal efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic dynamic therapy (aPDT) as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) against periodontal pathogens. BACKGROUND DATA: SRP followed by laser therapy has better clinical outcomes than conventional SRP alone. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The question addressed was "Does aPDT as an adjunct to SRP exhibit better bactericidal effect against periodontal pathogens than the use of SRP alone in periodontal disease?" MEDLINE(®)/PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases were searched from 1977 to December 2015, using different combinations of key words. Review articles, in vitro and experimental studies, and articles in languages other than English were excluded. RESULTS: Seventeen clinical studies were included. Laser wavelengths and duration of irradiation ranged between 470 and 810 nm and 60 and 300 sec, respectively. All studies showed that aPDT application was effective in reducing the counts of periodontal microbes at follow-up. Four studies showed significantly reduced bacterial counts for aPDT as an adjunct to SRP compared with SRP alone. Thirteen studies showed comparable reduction in the counts of periodontal bacteria when aPDT alone or as an adjunct to SRP was compared with SRP alone. CONCLUSIONS: The bactericidal efficacy of aPDT as an adjunct to SRP against periodontal pathogens in periodontal disease remains debatable.
Authors: Luka Morelato; Ana Budimir; Igor Smojver; Ivan Katalinić; Marko Vuletić; Muhamed Ajanović; Dragana Gabrić Journal: Bioengineering (Basel) Date: 2022-07-12