title: Assessment of the ozone-mediated killing of bacteria in infected dentine associated with non-cavitated occlusal carious lesions.
abstract: The ability of ozone to kill micro-organisms associated with non-cavitated occlusal caries was investigated. The occlusal surfaces were treated with ozone (n = 53) or air (n = 49) for 40 s, and the underlying infected dentine was exposed. There was no significant difference between the number of bacteria recovered from the ozone-treated and the control sites (p > 0.1). Treatment of the exposed dentine with ozone resulted in a just significant (p = 0.044) reduction in bacterial counts. Ozone treatment of non-cavitated occlusal lesions for 40 s failed to significantly reduce the numbers of viable bacteria in infected dentine beneath the demineralized enamel.
authors: Infection Research Group, King's College London Dental Institute, London, UK. aylin.baysan@kcl.ac.uk
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authors: A
authors: Baysan
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authors: D
authors: Beighton
mesh_terms: D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D003804:Dentin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D050296:Microbial Viability / Q000187:drug effects; D010083:Oxidants, Photochemical / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010126:Ozone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D010083:Oxidants, Photochemical; D010126:Ozone
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