Photodynamic Therapy: The Imminent
Milieu For Treating Oral Lesions
Published: June 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.3088
Neeta Mohanty, MD Jalaluddin, Sreekanth Kotina, Samapika Routray, Yashwant Ingale
1. HOD & Professor, Department of Oral Pathology &
Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar,
Odisha, India.
2. Reader, Department of Periodontics & Oral Implantology
Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Khushabhadra,
Campus-5, KIIT University, Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha-
750024, India.
3. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology &
Microbiology, GITAM Dental College & Hospital,
Gandhinagar Campus, Rushikonda, Vishakapatanam,
Andhra Pradesh-530045, India.
4. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology &
Microbiology, GITAM Dental College & Hospital,
Gandhinagar Campus, Rushikonda, Vishakapatanam,
Andhra Pradesh-530045, India.
5. HOD, Department of Dentistry, Y.C.M Hospital, Pimpri,
Pune, Maharastra, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Samapika Routray,
Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, GITAM Dental
College & Hospital, Gandhinagar Campus, Rushikonda,
Vishakapatanam, Andhra Pradesh-530045, India.
E-mail: drroutray.samapika@gmail.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is used in curative and palliative treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and other oral lesions. Oral infections (such as mucosal and endodontic infections, periodontal diseases, caries, and peri-implantitis) are among the specific targets where PDT can be applied Photodynamic therapy (PDT) efficacy depends on the local dose deposited in the lesion as well as oxygen availability in the lesion. Further long-term clinical studies are necessary in establishing a more specific place of the technique in the field of dentistry.
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