{"id":210,"date":"2025-03-10T23:02:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T23:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-dental.msnordic.com\/?page_id=210"},"modified":"2025-09-24T21:17:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T21:17:46","slug":"lad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/dentists\/biofilm-control\/lad\/","title":{"rendered":"LAD \/ Light-activated disinfection"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"210\" class=\"elementor elementor-210\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc3b800 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc3b800\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c43f011 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c43f011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/index.php\/dentists\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Dentists<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/index.php\/dentists\/biofilm-control\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Control of Biofilm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> LAD<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8311ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8311ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d4172 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59d4172\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d41a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d41a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LAD\nLight-activated disinfection<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93ccb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a93ccb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">LAD is also called PDT for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy.<\/p><p>It is a combination treatment using light and a photoinitiator that can absorb energy from a specific wavelength of light, releasing this energy as reactive oxygen compounds. Because the photoinitiator &#8211; binds to the surface of the bacteria, the oxygen compounds kill them instantly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4417276 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4417276\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b070c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b070c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff4253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dff4253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-first\"><p>LAD is particularly suitable for killing bacteria in confined areas, such as pockets and root canals, but also on other surfaces. The only condition is that enough light must be able to reach the treated area to start the process.<\/p><p><strong>LAD has several advantages<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>It works on all types of bacteria<\/li><li>Has no side effects.<\/li><li>Can be repeated.<\/li><li>There is no risk of developing resistance.<\/li><\/ul><p>The treatment is quick and inexpensive and can be performed by dental hygienists during preventive care, dental cleanings, and check-ups at the clinic.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-md-6 col-second\"><p>LAD is not a stand-alone treatment as the bacteria will return after a short time if the oral bacterial environment that forms part of the biofilm is not changed. Therefore, LAD must be followed by a &#8220;Bacterial replacement&#8221; &#8211; also called probiotic supplementation.<\/p><p>This involves adding beneficial bacteria that can upset the balance of bacteria in the oral cavity.<\/p><p>The rationale is to correct an imbalance between these bacteria that causes most oral cavity diseases. The balance needs to be restored so that the body can reduce the inflammation process.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb82f09 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bb82f09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/dentists\/biofilm-control\/probiotics\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read about probiotics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Dentists Control of Biofilm LAD LAD Light-activated disinfection LAD is also called PDT for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy. It is a combination treatment using light and a photoinitiator that can absorb energy from a specific wavelength of light, releasing this energy as reactive oxygen compounds. Because the photoinitiator &#8211; binds to the surface of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":169,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-210","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":598,"href":"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/210\/revisions\/598"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}