While there are many available oral general practice treatment options, ozone therapy tends to be one of the most commonly used. To help people understand why ozone therapy is so popular, we'll take a closer look at what ozone therapy is, how it works, and the benefits it offers patients.
What is ozone therapy?
Ozone therapy uses ozone, which is produced from naturally occurring oxygen. Ozone has been shown to have many effects, from increasing blood flow and boosting the body's immune system to promoting healing time and disinfecting. It has also been shown to remineralize tooth enamel, which strengthens teeth and may reverse the early signs of tooth decay.
When using ozone therapy in oral healthcare, it can be used in a number of different ways. The first and most common of these methods uses ozone gas. The gas is easily inhaled. When ozone treatment is used, it is applied directly to the localized affected area that needs to be treated to sterilize it.
Other forms of ozone therapy are less commonly used, but are sometimes used in general dentistry, including the use of ozone dissolved in water or oil.
Benefits of ozone therapy
Using ozone therapy as part of a dental care program offers many benefits to patients, including:
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The ability to avoid painful and intensive dental procedures. Ozone therapy can help strengthen teeth and treat many dental problems without the need for long, intensive dental procedures.
◎ Helps patients with sensitive teeth. Often times, patients with sensitive teeth are forced to "learn to live with it," but ozone therapy can sometimes strengthen the enamel on the teeth, which may help reduce sensitivity.
◎ Shorten healing time if deep dental procedures are needed. If complex dental procedures do need to be performed, ozone therapy can help speed up the healing time.
◎ Improves the success of root canal therapy. Ozone therapy removes harmful bacteria from teeth that require root canal treatment. By using ozone therapy to further sterilize severely decayed teeth, dentists improve the potential success of root canal therapy. Instead of using antibiotics, dentists can use ozone therapy to treat certain infections. Some dental treatments require multiple visits. Ozone therapy can address some of the same dental problems in a single treatment.
When does a dentist use ozone therapy?
Dentists can incorporate ozone therapy into a patient's dental care program by using it to supplement many common dental procedures. Treating any cavities that may have formed
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