Photodynamic Therapy – A Non-invasive Treatment Modality for Precancerous Lesions
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photodynamic therapy – a non-invasive treatment modality for precancerous lesions
introduction: oral premalignant lesions are conditions having high potential tendency for transformation into malignancy. the use of a conservative and effective treatment modality is one of the best strategies for cancer prevention. photodynamic therapy (pdt) is a non-invasive method for topical and selective treatment of oral precancerous lesions. the present study was taken up to determine t...
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INTRODUCTION Oral premalignant lesions are conditions having high potential tendency for transformation into malignancy. The use of a conservative and effective treatment modality is one of the best strategies for cancer prevention. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive method for topical and selective treatment of oral precancerous lesions. The present study was taken up to determine th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Lasers in Medical Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2008-9783,2228-6721
DOI: 10.15171/jlms.2016.07