Ozone Therapy - A Boon to Dental Sciences

Abstract

Ozone therapy has successfully being used in the medical field for the treatment of various diseases for more
than a decade. The versatility of ozone therapy, its unique properties like biocompatibility, antimicrobial,
anti-inflammatory, immunostimulant, non-invasive nature, atraumatic, relative absence of side effects or
adverse reactions, and better patient compliance were responsible for its widespread dental and medical use.
Ozone (O3) is used in dentistry as gas, ozonated water and as ozonated oils. This review of literature is an
attempt to summarize its therapeutic potential in dentistry