Table 2.

Summary of the in vitro PDT studies using methylene blue, rose Bengal or curcumin on S. mutans, S. sanguis and C. albicans

	PS	Concentration	Inhibition	λ	Fluence
		(μg/ml)	(%)	(nm)	(J/cm2)
S. mutans
Araújo et al. [33]	MB	25	73	ND	ND
Our study	MB	2.5	999.999	420–700	37
Costa et al. [34]	RB	2.02	999.999	440–460	95
Our study	RB	0,62	999.999	420–700	37
Araújo et al. [23]	CUR	1500	99.9	450	5.7
Paschoal et al. [44]	CUR	1473.5	60	450	72
Manoil et al. [45]	CUR	0.73	95 %	360–550	542
Our study	CUR	160	999.999	420–700	37
S. sanguis
Chan et al. [37]	AM	100	99–100	632.8	21.2
Our study	AM	2.5	999.999	420–700	37
Pereira et al. [32]	RB	5	9.9	455	95
Our study	RB	0.62	999.999	420–700	37
Our study	CUR	1500	999.999	420–700	37
Mattiello et al. [46]	TB	200	84.32	660	10
C. albicans
Souza et al. [15]	AM	100	99.9	660	39,5
Peloi et al. [14] 4	AM	22,5	95,14	663	6
Souza et al. [16]	AM	100	88,6	685	28
Our study	AM	160	99.999	420–700	37
Costa et al. [18]	RB	23	9.9	455	95
Demidova et al. [47]	RB	200	99,9999	525–555	80
Our study	RB	>1280	<99.999	420–700	37
Andrade et al. [26]	CUR	7,3	89.5	455	5,28
Dovigo et al. [48]	CUR	14,8	85	440–460	18
Our study	CUR	>2460	<99.999	420–700	37

PS photosentizer, MB methylene blue, RB rose bengal, CUR curcumin, TB toluidine blue ortho, ND no data