Laser treatment
First Claim
1. A method of disinfecting or sterilising a locus wherein said locus is selected from the group consisting of tissues of the oral cavity and wounds and lesions in the oral cavity, said method comprising topically applying a photosensitising compound to said locus and irradiating said locus with laser light at a wave length absorbed by said photosensitising compound, so as to destroy microbes at said locus.
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Abstract
A method of disinfecting or sterilizing tissues of the oral cavity or a wound or lesion in the oral cavity is provided. The method comprises applying a photosensitizing compound to said tissues, wound or lesion and irradiating said tissues, wound or lesion with laser light at a wavelength absorbed by said photosensitizing compound.
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- 1. A method of disinfecting or sterilising a locus wherein said locus is selected from the group consisting of tissues of the oral cavity and wounds and lesions in the oral cavity, said method comprising topically applying a photosensitising compound to said locus and irradiating said locus with laser light at a wave length absorbed by said photosensitising compound, so as to destroy microbes at said locus.
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