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Ozone Therapy – Ozone Applicability in Various Dental Specialties

Ozone (O3) is an allotropic oxygen compound, found in abundance in the stratosphere and which, due to its antimicrobial, disinfectant and healing properties, provide therapeutic applications for more than 260 different pathologies. Ozone therapy is a technique that uses this gas, in its gaseous, aqueous and oily forms as a disinfection treatment option, being considered a safe, minimally invasive and conservative modality. This study aimed to review the literature on ozone therapy applied to dentistry, aiming to clarify its benefits and care during use as complementary therapy. For that, searches were carried out in databases addressing the theme proposed between 2007 and 2020, in three languages: Portuguese, English and Russian. It is concluded that Ozone therapy can be used safely and efficiently in dentistry as a complementary disinfection practice, without contraindications. Although laboratory studies have emerged as a promising potential for ozone in dentistry, more in-depth studies with standardized methodologies are needed to, in short, obtain more information about its applicability.

Ozone Therapy in Medicine and Dentistry: A Review of the Literature

Dentistry Journal

Ozone has been successfully used in medicine for over 100 years due to its microbiological qualities. Its powerful oxidation impact, which results in the production of free radicals, and its ability to cause the direct death of nearly all microorganisms is the basis for its bactericide, virucide, and fungicide properties. Ozone also has a medicinal impact that speeds up blood flow and aids wound healing. Ozone may be applied as a gas or dissolved in water for medical purposes. Despite the benefits of using ozone therapeutically, concerns about its use in dentistry still exist. We aimed to provide a summary of the current uses of ozone in medicine and dentistry. An electronic search was performed for all English scientific papers published between 2012 and 2023 using PubMed, Cochrane, and Google Scholar search engines. Ozone, clinical applications, medicine, and dentistry were the search terms used. Seventy full-text articles describing the use of ozone therapy in medicine and dentis...

Ozone Therapy in Medicine and Dentistry

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Aim The purpose of this review is to present the potential for the incorporation of ozone therapy into the practice of dentistry. Background Ozone gas has a high oxidation potential and is 1.5 times greater than chloride when used as an antimicrobial agent against bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. It also has the capacity to stimulate blood circulation and the immune response. Such features justify the current interest in its application in medicine and dentistry and have been indicated for the treatment of 260 different pathologies. It can be used for the treatment of alveolitis as a replacement for antibiotic therapy, as a mouthwash for reducing the oral microflora, as well as the adherence of microorganisms to tooth surfaces. Ozone has been shown to stimulate remineralization of recent caries-affected teeth after a period of about six to eight weeks. Conclusion The future of ozone therapy must focus on the establishment of safe and well-defined parameters in accordance with...

Ozone applications in dentistry: an overview

Journal of Experimental and Integrative Medicine, 2013

Ozone therapy has been successfully used in the medical field for treatment of various diseases, for more than 100 years. Researches have shown the efficacy of both gaseous and dissolved ozone in eradicating a wide range of bacteria, bacterial spores and viruses. Ozone could also help in healing wounds, treatment of radiation-induced mucositis and osteoradionecrosis by increasing the blood supply and through modulation of inflammatory mediators. Despite of these advantages, therapeutic ozone's application in dentistry is limited because of its possible side effects on upper respiratory system. Dental practitioners need to know the proper usage of modern pharmaceutical methods like ozone, that can provide better patient care and considerably cut down the time and cost of treatment.

Application of Ozone Therapy in Dentistry

2022

Ozone refers to a tri-atomic oxygen molecule and is present in stratosphere abundantly. Ozone is known to have multiple medical and dental properties. Use of ozone therapy in the field of dentistry dates back to 1930s where wound healing and disinfection were its initial use. Later, owing to its properties its use expanded to treatment of various oral disorders. Ozone treatment has been more effective than conventional therapies that follow a less invasive and conservative approach to dental treatment. The purpose of this research is to review the available information about applications of ozone in dentistry. Ozone treatment has so far been used for wound healing, tooth decay, oral lichen planus, gingivitis, periodontitis, halitosis, osteonecrosis of the jaw, postoperative pain, plaque and biofilms, dentin hypersensitivity, temporomandibular joint disorders, among several others. Ozone has been successfully transformed the oral and dental treatment. Ozone therapy is a very effective treatment with no side effects or pain. It also reduces the patient's anxiety and level of stress as it reduces the duration of treatment. Ozone provides a painless alternative to the common treatment of tooth decay and has been proven to stop root decay, pits and fissure and relieve ulcers clinically. Its anti-microbial action against endodontic flora is quite promising, however more clinical research and trials in future can be beneficial.

Use and Applicability of Ozone Therapy in Clinical Practice in Dentistry: An Integrative Review

International journal of odontostomatology

Ozone is a colorless gas with a characteristic odor present in nature in the form of trivalent oxygen. In 2015, the Federal Council of Dentistry (CFO/Brazil) approved the use of ozone therapy and in 2018 the Ministry of Health (MS/Brazil) approved the application of Ozone Therapy as a Complementary Integrative Practice in the Unified Health System. Therefore, the objective of this study was to verify the applicability of ozone therapy in dental practice. This is an integrative literature review whose search was performed in the Medline/Pubmed, LILACS, SciElo, and Google Scholar databases. Studies published in the last 5 years in English, Portuguese or Spanish were eligible. After the search, 312 titles were found and after exclusion of duplicates and analysis of abstracts and full text, 13 articles were included in this review. The literature reports the application of ozone therapy in several areas in the treatment of acute and chronic diseases. As a mechanism of action, ozone has a direct antimicrobial effect, immunoregulation, antioxidant defenses, analgesic, and vasodilator effects. In dentistry, its applicability is mainly in preventive dentistry and as a complement in surgical procedures, endodontic, and periodontal treatments.

OZONE THERAPY -A MILESTONE IN DENTISTRY ; A REVIEW

IJMSDR, 2021

Ozone therapy is be defined as a versatile bio-oxidative therapy in which oxygen/ozone is administered via gas or dissolved in water or oil base to obtain therapeutic benefits. Ozone being considered as a perfect substance for use in dental procedures, is nowadays taking the pathway of conventional dentistry in following a minimally invasive and conservative application to dental treatment. But still in developing countries its awareness and popularity are less due lack of knowledge. Thereby, purpose of this systematic review was to make the clinicians aware about its effectiveness and the biological effects of ozone therapy in all fields of dentistry.

The dental applications of ozone: A review

International Dental Journal of Student's Research

Concept of dental ozone therapy is significantly becoming a trend nowadays, O3 is pure ozone gas has a soft sky-blue colour with a pungent smell extremely reactive, powerful oxidizing agent. It has a many biomedical properties like antibacterial, immune-stimulating, synthesis of Igs, etc. There are various uses of ozone in the field of dentistry, and the objective of this review is to shed light on clinical dental applications of ozone and summarize the research findings regarding the use of ozone in dentistry.

Versatility of Ozone Therapy in Dentistry: A Literature Review

Ozone (O 3) acts as a protective layer in the environment from harmful UV rays. Over 100 years, ozone has been used in the medicine. Due to its unique property, noninvasive nature and wide spectrum of action, it has been used in dentistry also. Ozone has been used in treatment of alveolitis, osteoradionecrosis of jaw, bacterial and viral infections, implantology. It also inhibits plaque formation, thereby make a good prognosis of periodontal therapy. Ozone has also been used in dental unit water line to disinfect water. It is atraumatic. More trials are needed for precise indications and guidelines for successful dental treatment.

OZONE - A BOON TO DENTISTRY AND MANKIND.

Ozone is a triatomic molecule of oxygen with powerful oxidative potential which makes it a potent antimicrobial, antihypoxic, immunostimulating, analgesic, bioenergetic and biosynthetic agent ,offering a wide range of therapeutic benefits ,in various fields of medicine and dentistry. The current article attempts to summerize the advances pertinent to ozone therapy in dentistry, over the years.