| 2069 Patients' Attitudes toward and Satisfaction with Managing Caries with Ozone as a Routine Treatment in Dental Private Practice | ||
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G.D. MEGIGHIAN, and M.V. DAL VERA, Private Practice, Verona, Italy Ozone with the HealOzone (KaVo, Germany) is currently being used as an alternative treatment of dental decay to local anaesthesia, drilling and filling. Objectives: To assess the patients' attitudes to the treatment with ozone in a private practice environment. Methods: Patients (n=250) who had a carious lesion treated with conventional minimally invasive drilling and/or air abrasion and filling within the previous 6 months with a similar lesion requiring treatment by the same dentist took part in the study. Attitudes, dental anxiety and satisfaction, one month after treatment, were assessed on a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire. 100% of patients participated and 94% completed the questionnaire within three months after treatment. A similar questionnaire was administered to patients (n=45) who had undergone conventional minimally invasive treatment within the last 6 months but who did not require ozone treatment. Results: All patients were happy or satisfied with the Ozone treatment they received and were happy or satisfied with the amount of time the Ozone treatment required. 85% considered the check up appointments to monitor the progression of clinical reversal of lesions a minor draw back. 55% were satisfied to choose this treatment even if the Ozone treatment costs more than regular treatment, 100% would recommend this treatment to a friend or close relative and 100% would like to receive this treatment again. 80% of patients reported a reduction in anxiety (p <0.05). In patients who received conventional but did not need ozone treatment, 100% were happy or satisfied with the treatment received, but 65% reported anxiety before and after the treatment. Conclusions: Patients attending a private dental practice were happy or satisfied with Ozone treatment to manage their dental caries. The Ozone treatment was associated with a strong reduction in anxiety even in patients used to minimally invasive, and not traumatic, dental approach. | ||
| Seq #214 - Caries Prediction, Clinical Trials, Diagnosis 3:45 PM-5:00 PM, Friday, 27 June 2003 Svenska Massan Exhibition Hall B | ||
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