Research progress of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of endodontics diseases
XING Bo-yao
HONG Li-hua
SONG Jia-zhuo
LI Tian
SUN Yi-fan
ZHANG Zhi-min
Abstract：Photodynamic therapy(PDT)is a technique that uses a photosensitizer to interact with oxygen to produce cytotoxic reactive oxygen species(ROS),which leads to apoptosis or bacterial death of target cells.Currently,PDT has been widely used in the treatment of oral diseases.In the treatment of endodontics diseases,PDT can prevent the occurrence of caries,slow down the development of caries,be used for socket disinfection to prevent the generation of secondary caries,efficient root canal disinfection,promote periapical tissue healing,remove tooth coloring for tooth bleaching,etc.This article summarizes the principles and elements of PDT,as well as the current research and application in the treatment of endodontics diseases,analyzes the shortcomings of the current research,and puts forward the prospects for the future,with a view to providing new ideas for endodontics-related research.
Keywords：photodynamic therapycariesroot canal disinfectiondiscolored tooth
Publication Date：2025-05-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 304-310 )