Question 21 (part 2) · LDEK · Irrigation and intracanal medicaments

Ozone in endodontics is used as gas or ozonated water. Choose correct statements concerning the use of ozone for root canals disinfection:

1) ozonated water is recommended during root canal preparation, preferably simultaneously with sodium hypochlorite rinsing;
2) ozonated water used during root canal preparation excludes simultaneous rinsing with sodium hypochlorite;
3) ozonated water is used after complete chemo mechanical preparation, during final rinsing with additional ultrasound activation;
4) ozone in gas state is used directly before the canal obturation, when the root canal is already dry;
5) before obturation, in order to dry the canal, ozone is used in gas state.
Correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,5.
  2. B. 1,3,4.
  3. C. 3,5.
  4. D. 2,3,4.
  5. E. 2,4.
Hint

Ozone is an adjunct to, not a substitute for, standard irrigation; also consider how a canal is actually dried.

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