Letícia Heineck Alvarenga

TL;DR: The results of this study suggest that A. actinomycetemcomitans biofilm can be inactivated by MB mediated APDI.

TL;DR: The presence of glucose in the suspension drastically delayed the effect of aPDT on S. mutans and this effect is more pronounced in bacterial suspension than on biofilm.

TL;DR: Within the parameters used in this study, PDT mediated by methylene blue in a surfactant vehicle reached significant microbial reduction levels with 5 min of irradiation, indicating the clinical use of PDT may be limited by factors that reduce the antimicrobial effect.

TL;DR: It was demonstrated that there is no significant difference in the behaviour of mechanical properties and extracellular matrix of the decellularized lungs by using two different routes through the trachea and pulmonary artery.

TL;DR: The results demonstrated that at a 3 mm distance from the laser probe, there is an attenuation of light intensity of 50%, along frontal and occlusal views, should be considered when setting optimal parameters for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy or photobiomodulation.