The Photodynamic Antimicrobial Chemotherapy effect on in vitro and in situ biofilms

Autor: Teixeira, Alrieta Henrique
Přispěvatelé: Zanin , Iriana Carla Junqueira, Rodrigues, Lidiany Karla Azevedo
Jazyk: portugalština
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
instacron:UFC
Popis: The treatment of diseases caused by oral biofilms involves mechanical removal and use of antibiotics and antiseptics which can lead to problems of bacterial resistance. Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) represents an alternative option to conventional treatment, promoting bacterial killing by photo-sensitization of microbial components. This study assessed the antimicrobial action of photodynamic therapy on oral biofilms produced in vitro and in situ using a light emitting diode (LED) associated with the photosensitizer toluidine blue O (TBO). Biofilms of Streptococcus mutans UA159 were grown on hydroxyapatite discs immersed in bathing culture and submitted to PACT after 5 days. For the in situ study, twenty-one volunteers were previously selected to use intra-oral palatal appliances containing eight blocks of human dentin during 7 days. Sucrose solution (10%) was dripped onto the dental blocks 8 times a day. The biofilm formed on one side of the device received treatment (PACT), and the opposite side acted as control. The collected material has gone through a process of disruption to the dispersion of cells and diluted in decimal series (10-1 to 10-4). In both experiments, specific culture media for the growth of total streptococci and mutans streptococci were inoculated and incubated under optimal conditions for growth of these microorganisms. Significant reductions in excess of 99.99% (p
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