Research on Chronic Diseases

Photodynamic Therapy Scholarly Journal

 Photodynamic therapy involves administration of a tumor localizing photosensitizing agent, which can require metabolic synthesis, followed by activation of the agent by light of a selected wavelength. This therapy leads to a sequence of photochemical and photobiologic processes that cause irreversible photodamage to tumor tissues. Considerable progress has been made in understanding the matter and in developing instruments to live all three, in order that optimization of individual PDT treatments is becoming a feasible target. Photodynamic therapy treats premalignant growths by using special drugs called photosensitizing agents, along side light, to kill pre-cancerous cells. The drugs only work after being activated by certain wavelengths of sunshine. The process also is known as PDT, photo radiation therapy, phototherapy and photo chemotherapy. Most patients are ready to their normal activities 24-48 hours after photodynamic therapy. Avoiding direct sunlight for the first 1 to 2 days in crucial to avoiding getting an exuberant (red) response. The Netherlands, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States. We have attempted to conduct and present a comprehensive review of this rapidly expanding field. Applications of PDT in dentistry are growing rapidly: bacterial and mycosis therapies, the treatment of carcinoma, and therefore the photodynamic diagnosis of the malignant transformation of oral lesions. PDT has shown potential in the treatment of oral leukoplakia, oral lichen planus, and head and neck cancer.  

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