Ozone therapy in the management and prevention of caries
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Tarih
2015
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Elsevier Taiwan
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
The purpose of this article was to assess the effectiveness of ozone therapy in the management and prevention of caries, reviewing clinical and in vitro studies. Ozone has proven to be effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, viruses, and fungi. In dentistry, most of the published articles are based on ozone's antimicrobial effects and the treatment of caries. Most of the clinical studies reported ozone to be a promising alternative to conventional methods for caries management. However, a few studies have shown ozone to be insufficient for preventing caries and reducing microorganisms in open occlusal carious lesions. Ozone might be a useful tool to reduce and control oral infectious microorganisms in dental plaque and dental cavity. However, the results of in vitro studies are controversial; while some researchers reported that ozone therapy had a minimal or no effect on the viability of microorganisms, others suggested ozone to be highly effective in killing both gram-positive and gram-negative oral microorganisms. Therefore, more evidence is required before ozone can be accepted as an alternative to present methods for the management and prevention of caries. Copyright (C) 2013, Elsevier Taiwan LLC & Formosan Medical Association. All rights reserved.
Açıklama
sonmez, isil/0000-0002-3530-0244
Anahtar Kelimeler
caries prevention, dentistry, ozone
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Journal Of The Formosan Medical Association
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Q2
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Q1
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114
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1
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