Dental applications of ozone therapy: A review of literature

Publication date: Available online 5 July 2016 Source:The Saudi Journal for Dental Research Author(s): Sansriti Tiwari, Alok Avinash, Shashank Katiyar, A. Aarthi Iyer, Suyog Jain Ozone has been used successfully for the treatment of various diseases for more than a decade. Its unique properties include immunostimulant, analgesic, antihypnotic, detoxicating, antimicrobial, bioenergetic and biosynthetic actions. Its atraumatic, painless, non invasive nature, and relative absence of discomfort and side effects increase the patient’s acceptability and compliance thus making it an ideal treatment choice specially for pediatric patients. This review is an attempt to highlight various treatment modalities of ozone therapy and its possible clinical applications in future.
Source: The Saudi Journal for Dental Research - Category: Dentistry Source Type: research