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Photodynamic Inactivation of Cariogenic Pathogens Using Curcumin as Photosensitizer

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2017

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Natália Costa Araújo, Rebeca Ferraz de Menezes, Vanda Sanderana Macêdo Carneiro, Alexandrino Pereira dos Santos Neto, Carla Raquel Fontana, Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato, Catherine Harvey, Marleny Elizabeth Martinez Gerbi
Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Abstract

Curcumin has a toxic effect on microorganisms at appreciable concentrations upon photoactivation. However, it was required to use the maximum concentration of the drug for a successful procedure.

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