Progress on photodynamic therapy in oral diseases.

Author: Shen-Sui LI ¹ ; Chen-Zhou WU ¹ ; Long-Jiang LI ¹
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1. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Head and Neck Oncology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: oral diseases; photodynamic therapy; treatment
MeSH: Humans; Mouth Diseases/drug therapy*; Photochemotherapy; Photosensitizing Agents/therapeutic use*; Reproducibility of Results
From: West China Journal of Stomatology 2021;39(2):215-220
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has developed rapidly in basic and clinical research, and its therapeutic prospects have received increasing attention. PDT has the advantages of minimally invasive, low toxicity, high selectivity, good reproducibility, protection of appearance and vital organ function, and has become a treatment. With the development of medicine, the field of application of PDT becomes more wildly, and brings a new direction for the treatment of oral diseases. This article reviews the basic principles, treatment elements and research results of PDT in the treatment of oral diseases.