Efficacy of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of oral candidiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the clinical efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) as an adjunct or alternative to traditional antifungal drugs in the treatment of oral candidiasis, and to provide evidence-based medical evidence for its use in the treatment of oral candidiasis.

Methods

Computer combined with manual retrieval of China Academic Journals Full-text Database (CNKI), China Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), Chinese Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP), Wanfang Database, PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, Scopus retrieval for articles published before January 2023, basic information and required data were extracted according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the Revman V5.4 software was used to conduct Meta-analysis of the included lite

SUBMITTER: Hu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10605952 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature