Obesity — Effects of Adjunct Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy in Periodontal Treatment of Patients With Obesity
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da Silva-Junior PGB, Abreu LG, Costa FO, Cota LOM, Esteves-Lima RP The effect of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy on the treatment of periodontitis in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2023 Jun;42:103573. doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2023.103573. Epub 2023 Apr 14.
Vohra F, Akram Z, Bukhari IA, Sheikh SA, Javed F Short-term effects of adjunctive antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in obese patients with chronic periodontitis: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2018 Mar;21:10-15. doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2017.10.022. Epub 2017 Oct 27.
Effects of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy in Non-surgical Periodontal Treatment of Patients With Obesity
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