A short-term study of the effects of ozone irrigation in an orthodontic population with fixed appliances

Authors

  • S Cosola University-Hospital at Pisa, Dept. of Surgical, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy - Istituto Stomatologico Toscano, Foundation for Dental Clinic, Research and Continuing Education, Versilia General Hospital, Lido di Camaiore (LU), Italy - University of Valencia, Department of Stomatology, Valencia
  • E Giammarinaro University-Hospital at Pisa, Dept. of Surgical, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy - Istituto Stomatologico Toscano, Foundation for Dental Clinic, Research and Continuing Education, Versilia General Hospital, Lido di Camaiore (LU), Italy - University of Valencia, Department of Stomatology, Valencia
  • AM Genovesi Marconi University, Rome
  • R Pisante Istituto Stomatologico Toscano, Foundation for Dental Clinic, Research and Continuing Education, Versilia General Hospital, Lido di Camaiore (LU)
  • G Poli Istituto Stomatologico Toscano, Foundation for Dental Clinic, Research and Continuing Education, Versilia General Hospital, Lido di Camaiore (LU)
  • U Covani University-Hospital at Pisa, Dept. of Surgical, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy - Istituto Stomatologico Toscano, Foundation for Dental Clinic, Research and Continuing Education, Versilia General Hospital, Lido di Camaiore (LU)
  • S Marconcini University-Hospital at Pisa, Dept. of Surgical, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy - Istituto Stomatologico Toscano, Foundation for Dental Clinic, Research and Continuing Education, Versilia General Hospital, Lido di Camaiore (LU)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2019.20.01.03

Keywords:

Gingival inflammation, Orthodontic therapy, Ozone

Abstract

AIM: The aim of the present study was to compare the clinical efficacy of chlorhexidine and ozonised water in the oral hygiene maintenance of orthodontic patients. MATERIALS: Study design: This is a prospective clinical study. Thirty patients with orthodontic brackets were selected at the Versilia General Hospital (Lido di Camaiore, Italy). Patients were randomly allocated to one of two groups: standard oral hygiene session followed by prescription of either chlorhexidine mouth-rinse or ozonated water. At each moment of the follow-up, the following parameters were recorded: pocket probing depth (PPD), full-mouth plaque index (FMPI), and full mouth bleeding score (FMBS). Statistics: Sample size was computed according to previously published data. Significance level was set at 0.05 for all analyses, and non-parametric Wilcoxon signed rank test was used for comparisons. CONCLUSION: Ozone yielded better outcomes than chlorhexidine in the management of gingivitis in orthodontic patients. Ozone should be further investigated in longitudinal studies with larger samples.