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Ozone therapy as an adjuvant for endondontic protocols: microbiological - ex vivo study and citotoxicity analyses

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Author(s):
Nogales, Carlos Goes ; Ferreira, Marina Beloti ; Montemor, Antonio Fernando ; de Andrade Rodrigues, Maria Filomena ; Lage-Marques, Jose Luiz ; Antoniazzi, Joao Humberto
Total Authors: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: Journal of Applied Oral Science; v. 24, n. 6, p. 607-613, NOV-DEC 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

Ojectives: This study evaluated the antimicrobial efficacy of ozone therapy in teeth contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococcus faecalis, and Staphylococcus aureus using a mono-species biofilm model. Parallel to this, the study aimed to evaluate the cytotoxicity of ozone for human gingival fibroblasts. Material and Methods: One hundred and eighty single-root teeth were contaminated with a mono-species biofilm of Enterococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus. Groups were formed: Group I - control; Group II - standard protocol; Group III - standard protocol + ozone gas at 40 pg/mL; and Group IV - standard protocol + aqueous ozone at 8 pg/mL. In parallel, human gingival fibroblasts were submitted to the MTT test. Cells were plated, then ozone was applied as follows: Group I (control) - broth medium; Group II - aqueous ozone at 2 mu g/mL; Group III - aqueous ozone at 5 mu g/mL; and Group IV - aqueous ozone at 8 mu g/mL. Data were submitted to the Kruskal Wallis test and Bonferroni post hoc analyses to assess microbiology and cytotoxicity, respectively (p<0.05%). Results: The results revealed antimicrobial efficacy by Group IV with no CFU count. The cytotoxicity assay showed Groups III and IV to be the most aggressive, providing a decrease in cell viability at hour 0 from 100% to 77.3% and 68.6%, respectively. Such a decrease in cell viability was reverted, and after 72 hours Groups III and IV provided the greatest increase in cell viability, being statistically different from Groups I and II. Conclusion: According to the applied methodology and the limitations of this study, it was possible to conclude that ozone therapy improved the decontamination of the root canal ex vivo. Ozone was toxic to the cells on first contact, but cell viability was recovered. Thus, these findings suggest that ozone might be useful to improve root canal results. (AU)