Dataset of endodontic microorganisms killed at 265 nm wavelength by an ultraviolet C light emitting diode in root canals of extracted, instrumented teeth.

ABSTRACT: Ultraviolet C (UVC) light emitting diode (LED) can kill the endodontic pathogen Enterococcus faecalis and has the potential to kill other oral microorganisms associated with endodontic infections. This same bacteriocidal device shows great promise in the stimulation of periapical healing and pain reduction resulting from inflammation in root canals. Previously, we found that 255 nm UVC LED killed E. faecalis and induced the production of cellular biomarkers in HEPM cells and gingival fibroblasts (Morio et al., 2019). Here, we extend those findings and hypothesize that UVC LED at other wavelengths and power levels kill microorganisms associated with root canal infections. Units emitting UVC LED at 265 nm (12 mW), 265 nm (22.5 mW), and 280 nm (8 mW) wavelenths were assembled an

SUBMITTER: Morio KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8724968 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature