https://doi.org/10.4081/ltj.2024.404 Photo-disinfection of orthodontic brackets contaminated with Lactobacillus acidophilus with blue laser PDF Vol. 31 No. 2 (2024) Newsletter Submitted: 18 August 2024 Accepted: 12 October 2024 Published: 13 November 2024 Biofilms, blue diode laser, Lactobacillus acidophilus, orthodontic brackets, photo-disinfection Abstract Views: 546 PDF: 151 Publisher's note All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher. Authors Edris Pordel Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dental School, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran, Islamic Republic of. Trife Ghasemi Independent Researcher, Mashhad, Iran, Islamic Republic of. Stefano Benedicenti Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Iran, Islamic Republic of. Luca Solimei Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Italy. Nasim Chiniforush Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Italy; Dentofacial Deformities Research Center, Research Institute for Dental Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of. Shima Afrasiabi shafrasiabi@sina.tums.ac.ir https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8341-123X Laser Research Center of Dentistry, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of. Abstract Decontamination of teeth with Chlorhexidine (CHX) in the treatment of dental disease is associated with some concerns. The objective of the current study was to ascertain whether the Blue Diode Laser (BDL), as a new approach in combination with riboflavin and curcumin as photosensitizers, would have any impact on the number of Lactobacillus acidophilus around orthodontic brackets. A total of 36 orthodontic brackets were contaminated with L. acidophilus and categorized into six different groups, including the negative control, riboflavin alone or riboflavin + BDL with a radiant power of 500 mW, and curcumin alone or curcumin + BDL with a radiant power of 500 mW, and 0.2% CHX as positive control. Orthodontic brackets were irradiated with a BDL (wavelength of 450 nm) and radiant exposure of 30 J/cm2 for 30 s. Colony-forming units per milliliter (CFUs/ml) were determined. One-way Analysis Of Variance (ANOVA) followed by Tukey’s post-hoc tests were performed to compare CFU/ml between groups. 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