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04-05-2022 | Photodynamic Therapy | Review Article

Photodynamic therapy for root canal disinfection in endodontics: an umbrella review

Authors: Ana Flávia Almeida Barbosa, Carolina Oliveira de Lima, Thiago Moreira, Luciana Moura Sassone, Tatiana Kelly da Silva Fidalgo, Emmanuel João Nogueira Leal Silva

Published in: Lasers in Medical Science | Issue 6/2022

Abstract

To evaluate and synthesize the evidence from the individual reviews that evaluated the efficacy of PDT therapy in root canal disinfection by undertaking an umbrella review. The protocol of the review was registered in the PROSPERO database under number CRD42021214056. The literature search was conducted using the following electronic databases: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, BVS, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Embase, and Epistemonikos, from inception to July 2021. Systematic reviews that evaluated the efficacy of PDT for root canal disinfection were included. Two authors independently performed a literature search, data extraction, and quality assessment of the included studies. Any disagreements were resolved by a third reviewer. The quality of the reviews was assessed using the AMSTAR 2 tool and the final categorization of each systematic reviews was classified as of “high,” “moderate,” “low,” or “critically low” quality. Six systematic reviews were included in the current umbrella review and all of them were graded as critically low quality. From the critically low-quality evidence available, this umbrella review showed that the efficacy of PDT in root canal disinfection remains yet undetermined.

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Title: Photodynamic therapy for root canal disinfection in endodontics: an umbrella review
Authors: Ana Flávia Almeida Barbosa
Carolina Oliveira de Lima
Thiago Moreira
Luciana Moura Sassone
Tatiana Kelly da Silva Fidalgo
Emmanuel João Nogueira Leal Silva
Publication date: 04-05-2022
Publisher: Springer London
Keywords: Photodynamic Therapy
Phototherapy
Laser
Published in: Lasers in Medical Science / Issue 6/2022
Print ISSN: 0268-8921
Electronic ISSN: 1435-604X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-022-03569-1

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