Red/Orange Autofluorescence in Selected Candida Strains Exposed to 405 nm Laser Light.

Background: and similar species are significant pathogens in immunocompromised and hospitalized individuals, known for mucosal colonization and bloodstream/organ invasion. Many pathogenic including these species, exhibit autofluorescence (R/OF) under specific light conditions, a feature crucial for their detection.

Aim: We investigated the use of a 405 nm diode laser for the direct observation of red/orange autofluorescence of spp.

Potential Advantages of Peroxoborates and Their Ester Adducts Over Hydrogen Peroxide as Therapeutic Agents in Oral Healthcare Products: Chemical/Biochemical Reactivity Considerations , And .

Peroxides present in oral healthcare products generally exert favourable protective activities against the development and progression of tooth decay, plaque, gingivitis, and halitosis, etc. However, despite the high level of research focus on hydrogen and carbamide peroxides as therapeutically active (and tooth-whitening) agents, to date the use of alternative chemical forms of peroxides such as peroxoborates for these purposes has received only scant attention. Intriguingly, peroxoborate and its esters with polyols, such as glycerol, have a very diverse chemistry/biochemistry in aqueous solution, for which there is an increasing amount of evidence that it remains distinctive from that of hydrogen peroxide; such properties include self-associative and hydrolytic equilibria, and their abilities to participate in electrophile- or nucleophile-scavenging, metal ion-complexing, redox and free radical reactions, for example.

Systematic Review of Delivery Parameters Used in Dental Photobiomodulation Therapy.

This systematic review of published data critically appraises the consistency in the reported delivery parameters used in photobiomodulation (PBM) therapies research within clinical dentistry and makes reporting recommendations for future clinical protocols. Key to the standardization of randomized clinical trials and associated peer-reviewed articles is the disclosure of all laser and light-emitting diode operating parameters. The current status shows a lack of full parameters and significantly impacts on the ability to integrate published data with current and future investigation into clinical PBM therapy.

In vitro bond strengths of three current dentin adhesives to primary and permanent teeth.

The in vitro shear bond strengths of three chemically different dentin bonding agents were tested between both permanent and deciduous dentin and their respective anterior composite filling materials. The effect of the post-mortem age of the teeth on bond strength was evaluated by comparison of fresh (extracted within 24 h) and old (extracted within 10 d) teeth. The results indicated that these materials bonded more strongly to the dentin of permanent than to deciduous teeth (8.