Terapia fotodinâmica para candidíase: uma comparação entre seu uso isolado e combinado com terapia farmacológica convencional
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: The literature reports that the fungal infection that most affects the oral cavity of human beings is candidiasis. This large-scale prevalence is related to many cases of resistance to antifungals, and lack of adherence to treatment due to its side effects. This suggests the need for new practices for the treatment of this pathology. Thus, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has inferred good results in the management and therapy of oral candidiasis. The aim of this study was to verify the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy in isolation, and associated with conventional drug therapy. Method: narrative literature review, based on MedLine, PubMed, Scielo, and academic Google databases. Searches were carried out in books, scientific articles, monographs, dissertations and theses, published between 2011 and 2023. The results infer that the use of PDT as monotherapy has competence to control oral candidiasis in a satisfactory manner. However, better results were found when PDT was associated with conventional therapy.
Source: E-Acadêmica
Institution: Universidade Brasil
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Cancer Research
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4367367928