Comparing the antibacterial activity of gaseous ozone and chlorhexidine solution on a tooth cavity model

2013

Objective: To evaluate the antibacterial activity of gaseous ozone andchlorhexidine solution on a tooth cavity model. Study Design: Twenty-one human molars were divided into 3 groups. Cavities were then cut into the teeth (4 per tooth, 28 cavities per group). After sterilization, the teeth wereleft in broth cultures of 106 colony-forming units (CFU) ml-1 of Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) at 36°C for 48 h. The appropriate treatment followed (group A, control; group B, 2% chlorhexidine solution; and group C, 80s of treatment with ozone, and the cavities were thenfilled with compositeresin. After 72h, the restorations were removed, dentin chips were collected with an excavator, and the total…