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In vitro antibiofilm effect of different irradiation doses in infected root canal model.
Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy 2024 March 17
BACKGROUND: Eradication of endodontic biofilms from the infected root canal system is still the main concern in endodontics. In this study, the role of the energy density parameter in the efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (PDT) with toluidine blue O (TBO) and phycocyanin (PC) activated by a 635 nm diode laser (DL) against Enterococcus faecalis biofilm in the root canal model was investigated.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The E. faecalis biofilm in the root canal were treated with TBO and PC with different doses of light energy (600, 900, 1200, and 1500 J/cm2 ). The untreated biofilm represented the control group. After the treatments, the biofilms were analyzed based on the number of colonies per milliliter.
RESULTS: TBO and PC activated with 635 nm DL with an energy density of 1500 J/cm2 were more efficient in removing E. faecalis biofilms within the root canals than those with an energy density of 600 J/cm2 (p = 0.00).
CONCLUSION: The light energy dose optimized the bacterial reduction of E. faecalis biofilms in the root canal spaces. These results provide information on the decisive parameters for performing PDT on intracanal biofilms.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The E. faecalis biofilm in the root canal were treated with TBO and PC with different doses of light energy (600, 900, 1200, and 1500 J/cm2 ). The untreated biofilm represented the control group. After the treatments, the biofilms were analyzed based on the number of colonies per milliliter.
RESULTS: TBO and PC activated with 635 nm DL with an energy density of 1500 J/cm2 were more efficient in removing E. faecalis biofilms within the root canals than those with an energy density of 600 J/cm2 (p = 0.00).
CONCLUSION: The light energy dose optimized the bacterial reduction of E. faecalis biofilms in the root canal spaces. These results provide information on the decisive parameters for performing PDT on intracanal biofilms.
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