Honey in oral health and care: A mini review
| Autor: | Lal P Madathil, Eilidh I. Ramsay, Sanath Kumar Hegde, Thomas George, Manjeshwar Poonam Baliga-Rao, Suresh Ranga Rao, Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Modern medicine animal structures Plant Nectar Medicine (miscellaneous) Oral Health Flowers Oral health Dental plaque General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Mini review 03 medical and health sciences Gingivitis 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Nectar Animals General Dentistry Stomatitis Traditional medicine biology business.industry digestive oral and skin physiology fungi food and beverages 030206 dentistry Honey bee Honey Bees medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Streptococcus mutans 030104 developmental biology behavior and behavior mechanisms medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of oral biosciences. 61(1) |
| ISSN: | 1880-3865 |
| Popis: | Background Honey is a natural product made from the nectar of flowers by honey bees and has over 200 compounds in it, including sugars, water, organic acids, minerals and polyphenols - the exact structure and composition of honey often determined by which plant source(s) the honey bee took the nectar from. Honey has been used in diets and medicines for thousands of years; however, this review, for the first time, aims to look at its place in modern medicine concerning oral health. Highlight The present review for the first time attempted to address the protective effect of honey in the oral care. Conclusion For the first time this review addresses the usefulness of honey against Streptococcus mutans infections, dental plaque and caries, gingivitis and halitosis. Honey was also useful in preventing side effects associated with treatment of cancers of the head and neck, namely, radiation induced mucositis, xerostomia and poor wound healing. This is well supported by evidence in literature and was examined in this review. |
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