What is Ozone Therapy in Dentistry
Ozone therapy is a treatment used for disinfecting tissues and helping tissue to regenerate. Ozone is a negatively charged particle that naturally seeks to neutralize anything with a positive charge. Bacteria, viruses and fungus all carry a positive charge. The negatively-charged ozone seeks out the positively-charged microbes, neutralizing and destroying them, thus disinfecting the area. Ozone is 8,000 times more bactericidal than chlorine!
Prevention & Protection
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Ozonated water can be used as a pretreatment rinse to disinfect the oral cavity.
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Ozonated water in all of our OzoMist bottles protects clinic patients and staff from aerosol contaminants produced by high speed instruments and spray from the air/water syringe. This also keeps the unit water lines free of all biofilm (a complex community of microorganisms growing on a solid surface – i.e., “slime”) – contamination that could leave a person feeling quite sick after a simple dental visit. Ozone ensures disinfection and sterilization, leaving only oxygen and water as byproducts. It’s safe. It’s simple. It’s effective.
Patient Treatment
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In patient care, ozone is used in two forms: 1) ozonated water, and 2) pure ozone gas. Using these two agents in combination allows the dentist to treat all oral infections using only oxygen and water. Whatever the location or the type of infection, ozone is able to treat almost any situation.
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Ozonated water is the perfect irrigation solution for periodontal therapy, tooth extractions, dry sockets – even post-operative treatments to help reduce pain and inflammation.
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For operative dentistry and periodontal therapy, ozone gas is used to reach and penetrate areas such as carious dentin, dentinal tubules, and periodontal pockets where no other antibiotic or disinfectant can reach.
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Ozone gas is a powerful antimicrobial agent when administered to a prepared tooth surface before dental fillings are placed or crowns and fixed bridgework are cemented. Post-operative discomfort is significantly reduced with this protocol, as well.
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For sensitive teeth and joint disorders, ear or nose insufflation with ozone gas (gently letting the gas flow into the ears or nose) may be used to provide a healing environment and thus reduce pain and discomfort.
All of this is possible because infection and inflammation are positively charged (acidic), where ozone is negatively charged (basic). The chemistry of the infection or inflammation attracts the ozone and eliminates the pathogens so they can no longer spread.
Ozone Therapy Derives Its Healing Power from Oxygen
Widely used for decades, ozone therapy is a leading treatment in biological dentistry.
This proven therapy actually uses oxygen as the basis of its healing properties. While O2 is the chemical symbol for oxygen, ozone is known as O3. The science is a bit technical, but that third oxygen molecule is what makes ozone so powerful in killing viruses, fungi, and bacteria while leaving the surrounding tissue unharmed. What’s more, ozone can be as effective in a single dose as several rounds of other conventional treatments!
Biological Dentists can administer ozone therapy during periodontal disease treatment, restorative care, and other procedures, eliminating health-compromising microorganisms and restoring your teeth and gums to a healthy condition. This revolutionary biological dentistry treatment is performed regularly in the serene, spa-like surroundings of our office.
The Many Advantages of Ozone Therapy
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Kills oral fungi, bacteria, and viruses
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Proven effective in hundreds of professional studies
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Hypoallergenic
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Recalcifies and strengthens teeth
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Reduces or eliminates tooth sensitivity
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Eliminates harmful pathogens without damaging the surrounding tissue
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Cleans cavities before filling placement
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As effective as several rounds of traditional treatment in just one dose
Ozone Therapy’s Lasting Benefits
This hypoallergenic therapy is not only used to eliminate harmful microorganisms in the mouth, it can also prevent them from recurring, reducing your chance of reinfection. Ozone therapy helps restore tooth structure through recalcification, leaving them stronger and more resistant to decay. Ozone therapy can also leave your sensitive teeth far less sensitive. In fact, we’ve helped many patients get over their sensitivity issues using ozone therapy specifically to treat the condition. It’s not just used to sterilize teeth and gums before other procedures! Again, ozone therapy and its applications are a completely safe form of biological dentistry that are performed by the expert hands of our team of specialists.
How Can Ozone Therapy Help:
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Tooth Sensitivity: Many patients report reduced sensitivity on recession sites and teeth that have decayed close to the nerve.
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Oral Lesions: Ozone therapy could improve healing and minimize discomfort for some oral lesions, such as canker sores.
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Sterilizing Root Canals: Ozone therapy can be used to effectively sterilize tooth canals during root canal therapy.
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Sterilizing Equipment: We sterilize the water lines for dental equipment with ozone.
Content References
https://www.tmjdental.com/natural-holistic-dentistry/ozone-treatment/
https://toothbody.com/services/ozone-dentistry/
https://www.biologicalcenterfordentistry.com/ozone-therapy-bluffton-sc/