Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and guided endodontics: A case report

•Apical periodontitis.•Guided endodontics.•Photodynamic Therapy.•Pulp canal obliteration. 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 para...

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Published inPhotodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy Vol. 31; p. 101935
Main Authors Tavares, Warley Luciano Fonseca, Ferreira, Marcus Vinícius Lucas, de Carvalho Machado, Vinícius, Braga, Tiago, Amaral, Rodrigo Rodrigues, Cohen, Stephen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.09.2020
Subjects
Adult
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Dental Pulp Cavity
Endodontics
Female
Humans
Periapical Periodontitis - drug therapy
Photochemotherapy - methods
Photosensitizing Agents - therapeutic use
Root Canal Therapy
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Summary:•Apical periodontitis.•Guided endodontics.•Photodynamic Therapy.•Pulp canal obliteration. 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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ISSN:1572-1000
1873-1597
DOI:10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101935