Ozone dentistry has finally come to Long Island! Long Island Center for Healthier Dentistry, in Smithtown, is now offering ozone therapy for a variety of dental therapies, including Root Canal Therapy (RCT).
One of the major failures of conventional RCT is the inefficient sterilization of the root canal system by chemical means (mainly Clorox bleach). Side branches of nerves and microscopic dental tubules are virtually impossible to clean with conventional liquid chemicals. Often, micro-organisms are left in the tooth causing persistent infection and perpetual release of toxins from the tooth into your body. It is not unusual for people to spend thousands of dollars and many hours in the dental chair only to have their tooth continue to have an infection requiring additional treatment, cost, time, pain and aggravation. Sometimes the tooth is lost despite all efforts to save it and at a tremendous cost due to conventional dentistry’s inability to properly disinfect the root canal system.
We have been having amazing success with our laser RCT protocol using the Powerlase AT’s Photon Induced Photoacoustic Streaming (P.I.P.S.). Combined with the latest diagnostic tools, such as the Galileos CBCT 3-D low radiation X-ray scan to see all the canals and identify infections and cavitations that are difficult to discern with 2-D X-rays, our RCT success has been amazing.
When it comes to RCT, removing all the bacteria from every part of the tooth is critical. It turns out ozone is the perfect addition in our effort to achieve 100 percent germ-free root canals. Ozone, also known as O3, is highly effective in selectively killing bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites and prions, while not affecting human cells!
Ozonated water combined with the Laser P.I.P.S. protocol is used in the initial stages of root canal cleaning and debridement. Ozone gas fumigation is the last step of our root canal disinfection process prior to sealing the root canal system. Ozone gas not only penetrates all the accessory root canal branches, but it also completely disinfects all of the millions of dentin tubules within the tooth. By fully disinfecting the root canal system as well as the dentin, our patients can rest assured that their teeth are germ-free.
Ozone works by creating peroxides, which is the way our own immune cells kill germs. This extremely effective germicidal use of ozone is completely safe, has no side effects, and, unlike chemicals, ozone leaves no toxic byproducts.
Long Island Center for Healthier Dentistry uses the safest ozone-generating device available in the U.S. In addition, we only use medical-grade pure oxygen to manufacture our ozone for our patients’ safety. If you have been diagnosed with needing a root canal, don’t you want to have it done right the first time and have the best chance for success?
