Dähnhardt, Jan Eric; Gygax, Markus; Martignoni, Bernhard; Suter, Peter; Lussi, Adrian (2008). Treating sensitive cervical areas with ozone. A prospective controlled clinical trial. American journal of dentistry, 21(2), pp. 74-6. Cordova, Tenn.: Mosher & Linder
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)PURPOSE: To determine whether the treatment of hypersensitive teeth with gaseous ozone (Healozone, KaVo 1600 ppm) for 60 seconds reduces pain immediately after treatment and in the longer term. METHODS: In three private practices in Switzerland, 31 subjects suffering from hypersensitive teeth were treated with gaseous ozone over a period of 54 weeks (one test and one control tooth in each subject). A cross-over design was chosen. The pain level was measured with a Visual Analogue Scale before and after the treatment. RESULTS: The subjects' pain level was reduced by 55% +/- 5.5% immediately after the ozone treatment. Over time, the pain level decreased significantly in all groups: The pain level in the test teeth was significantly reduced in Weeks 0-22 (treatment group, P < 0.001) compared to the pain level before treatment. The pain level in the control group was also reduced significantly over time in Weeks 0-22 (no-treatment, P = 0.025) and in Weeks 22-54 (treatment group, P = 0.0065). Comparing test and control teeth over time, there was no statistically significant difference in pain reduction (P = 0.58).
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Preventive, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry |
UniBE Contributor: |
Dähnhardt, Jan Eric, Gygax, Markus, Lussi, Adrian |
ISSN: |
0894-8275 |
Publisher: |
Mosher & Linder |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Eveline Carmen Schuler |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:02 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:19 |
PubMed ID: |
18578171 |
Web of Science ID: |
000255599600002 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/26811 (FactScience: 88801) |
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