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ArticleJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2015

"Ozone" - the new NEMESIS of canker sore.

Ayesha Thabusum Dharmavaram, R Sudhakara Reddy, Rajesh Nallakunta

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Article in Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ayesha Thabusum DharmavaramAssistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Drs Sudha and Nageshwara Rao Siddartha Institute of Dental Sciences , Gannavaram, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India .
R Sudhakara ReddyProfessor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vishnu Dental College , Vishnupur Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India .
Rajesh NallakuntaPost Graduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vishnu Dental College , Vishnupur Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India .
Siddhartha Medical College · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecurrent aphthous ulceration or recurrent aphthous stomatitis is one of the most debilitating and painful oral mucosal disease. This disease entity has no specific cause to occur and no proper laboratory procedures are present to elicit the diagnosis. The treatment options are largely palliative and aimed at reducing symptoms thereby improving patient's oral condition. In the present study the subjects witnessed alleviation of clinical symptoms related to the aphthous ulceration. AIMS AND

objectivesThe aim of the study was to explore the effectiveness of ozonated oil in the treatment of recurrent aphthous ulcer and to compare with sessame oil in order to analyse the effectiveness between the two topical oil medications. MATERIALS AND

methodsA single-blinded placebo-controlled trial comprising of 30 subjects with recurrent aphthous ulcers were divided into Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3 with 10 subjects in each group was performed. Patients in Group 1 received ozonated oil, Group 2 received sesame oil and Group 3 received placebo. Treatment response was assessed by measures of pain reduction, ulcer duration on 2(nd), 4(th) and 6(th) day. Data were analyzed using Wilcokson signed rank test and Friedman test.

resultsParticipants treated with ozonated oil showed significant reduction in ulcer size, erythema and also alleviated the ulcer pain on 4(th) day of evaluation when compared to sesame oil and placebo group. On 6(th) day subjects treated with ozonated oil and sesame oil showed significant reduction in ulcer size and erythema. No significant difference was observed in placebo group when compared with other two groups on subsequent 2(nd), 4(th) and 6(th) day of evaluation.

conclusionOzonated oil and sessame oil, both showed similar effectiveness in relieving the ulcer pain. Ozone with its wide variety of inherent properties has proven to be choice of treatment in completely relieving the ulcer pain and ulcer size when compared with that of its counter medication (i.e. sesame oil).Therefore the results obtained in the present study forecast ozone to be used as a novel treatment approach in recurrent aphthous ulcers.

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Ozonated oilRecurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS)Sesame oilVisual analogue scale

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PMCPMC4413143
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