PERIIMPLANTITIS AND ITS MANAGEMENT USING PHOTODYNAMICTHERAPY: A REVIEW
*Dr. Tintu Paul, Dr. George Francis, Dr. Merin K. Joseph, Dr. Reshma Raju, Dr. Gopika P. Dinesh and Dr. Aiswarya Ullattil
ABSTRACT
Periimplantitis is a pathological condition occurring in tissues around dental implants. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has been considered as an adjunct treatment approach to the bacterial decontamination of teeth and implants affected by periodontal and peri-implant disease. aPDT involves exposure to a combination of a photosensitizer and an appropriate wavelength of laser light.
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