Aim:The aim of this article is full mouth rehabilitation of adult rampant caries with a pragmatic approach.
The World Health Organization declared the outbreak of corona virus as a public health emergency of international concern on 30 th January 2020. It has been over a year and a half since this outbreak and has led to heavy casualties across the globe. New mutant strains of the virus have said to emerge over the past year leading to the demise of people from various age groups. The most common symptoms of symptomatic covid positive patients include fever, dry cough, tiredness and less common symptoms include aches and pains, sore throat, diarrhoea, headache, loss of taste and smell. Some of the serious complications include difficulty in breathing/shortness of breath, chest pain or pressure. A new recently emerged complication of COVID-19 is a rare fungal infection also called the black fungus caused by a group of fungi called mucormycetes. These group of fungi commonly appear throughout the environment, particularly in association with decaying organic matter and in the soil. Contact with these fungal spores is very common as it is spread out in the environment but usually do not pose a greater harm or risk. The frequency of the black fungus in COVID patients is increasing due to immunodeficiency states like diabetes, malignancies, hematopoietic disorders, poor oral hygiene and immunosuppressive drugs. Oral health is essential to general health and greatly influences the quality of life. Early detection and proper care can prevent this disease from becoming fatal. Maintaining oral health is of utmost importance in preventing fungal infections 2
The world health organization declared the outbreak of Corona virus as a public health emergency of international concern on 30th January 2020. The disease is transmitted by inhalation or contact with infected droplets and the incubation period ranges from 2 to 14 days. This mode of transmission has led to a concern for dentists worldwide. Due to the characteristics of dental settings, the risk of cross infection can be high between patients and dental practitioners. Various modifications in treatment options have been investigated to reduce the release of aerosols and minimize patient and dentist exposure. These modifications in the dental set up are incorporated to protect the practitioner and the patient from cross contamination. One such treatment modality in reducing aerosol production is the use of Ozone. Ozone is an allotropic form of oxygen and has been used successfully in the treatment of various diseases for over a hundred years. It has a high oxidation potential and is 1.5 times greater than chlorine when it is used as an antimicrobial agent. It has also shown to stimulate remineralization and has hence led to its increasing popularity and demand in the dental field. Its unique properties include analgesic, antimicrobial and antihypnotic actions. Its atraumatic, painless, non-invasive, and relative absence of discomfort and side effects has led to its use in dentistry with increased patient’s acceptability and compliance thus making it an ideal choice for various treatment options in dentistry which would eventually lead to reduced aerosol exposure. This review is an attempt to highlight various treatment modalities of Ozone therapy during post Covid-19 scenario in dental practices and its possible clinical applications in future. KEY WORDS Covid-19, Ozone Therapy, Dental Practice
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