ART + Ozone

Written By mark weiser

At Baseline; 60 subjects, each with 2 soft PRCL’s. 1 lesion ART+Ozone ART, leaving pulp unexposed + 20 seconds ozone 10 (+2) minutes treatment time 1 lesion LA, & conventional “drill&fill” 11 pulp exposures requiring RCT 23 (+4) minutes treatment time

At Recall; 56 subjects returned for recall All restorations scored alpha for all USPHS criteria recorded (filling present, margins, surface finish) additional 4 teeth required RCT

Results; 25% of conventionally treated teeth needed RCT 0% of ART + Ozone treated teeth needed RCT Conclusion; ART + Ozone 1. reduces time 2. saves tooth tissue 3. maintains tooth vitality 4. no detrimental effect to USPHS assessment

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