Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and guided endodontics: A case report

Authors

• Warley L.F. Tavares, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
• Marcus V.L. Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
• Vinícius de Carvalho Machado, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
• Tiago Braga, Griffith Health
• Rodrigo R. Amaral, Griffith Health
• Stephen Cohen, University of the PacificFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Department

Endodontics

ISSN

18731597

Volume

31

Issue

1

DOI

10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101935

First Page

1

Last Page

3

Publication Date

8-17-2020

Abstract

A 35-year-old woman with a history of pulp canal obliteration (PCO) and apical periodontitis was treated with guided endodontics combined with antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT). The use of aPDT was paramount to the approach performed, and its application should be encouraged in cases of severely calcified canals when apical patency is unachievable. The combination of these techniques ensured successful clinical, radiographic, and tomographic outcomes at the 1-year follow-up. Key Words: Antimicrobial PDT, guided endodonics, periodontitis, pulp canal obliteration

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Recommended Citation

Tavares, Warley L.F.; Ferreira, Marcus V.L.; de Carvalho Machado, Vinícius; Braga, Tiago; Amaral, Rodrigo R.; and Cohen, Stephen, "Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and guided endodontics: A case report" (2020). Pacific Faculty Work. 244.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/all-faculty/244