Garlic: A Miraculous Herb for Oral Diseases – A Review

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-54
Author(s):  
S Yadav ◽  
A Ahuja ◽  
V Ahuja
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Antifungal Agent ◽  
Antibacterial Agent ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Systemic Diseases ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Dental Diseases ◽  
Pungent Odor ◽  
Antibacterial And Antifungal

ABSTRACT Garlic is a member of lily family that has been used worldwide as an incredible herb in the array of medicine. In Indian traditional medicine, garlic holds a special place and is used to cure variety of diseases. It has got the reputation of a powerful healing, antibacterial and antifungal agent. It has proved beneficial in treating systemic diseases like diabetes, hypertension etc in medicine. But it has got less importance in dentistry due to lack of clinical data assuring its safe usage in curing dental diseases. Drawback of garlic is its pungent odor which restricts its oral usage as an antibacterial agent, but now a days odor less garlic preparations are available which can be utilized in treating oral diseases. This review article throws a light on the clinical applications of garlic in the field of dentistry.

scholarly journals Essential Oils in Treatment and Management of Dental Diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 7267-7286
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oils ◽  
Therapeutic Agent ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Dental Pain ◽  
Dental Erosion ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Agent ◽  
Dental Diseases ◽  
Preclinical And Clinical Studies

Essential oils have considerable potential as a preventive and therapeutic agent against various oral diseases and, in particular dental diseases. Wider potential of essential oils as an antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory agent is mainly responsible for their use in dental diseases. In the present review article, commonly used essential oils in dentistry have been explained systematically. The therapeutic efficacies of different essential oils in different dental diseases, viz. periodontitis, dental erosion, dental caries, dental pain, gingivitis, and plaque, have been discussed extensively. Finally, patents filed by various innovators on essential oils-based formulations and their applications in dental care have been well tabulated. In conclusion, essential oils have significant the potential for the management and treatment of various dental diseases. However, various preclinical and clinical studies supporting the safety and efficacy of essential oils must be performed for regulatory compliance and commercial exploitation of essential oil-based formulations.

Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential oil from Scales of Moroccan Juniperus phoenicea

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (30) ◽  
pp. 5-11
Author(s):  
M. Achir M. Dakir
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Antifungal Agent ◽  
Antibacterial Agent ◽  
Oil Composition ◽  
High Biological Activity ◽  
Juniperus Phoenicea ◽  
Total Oil ◽  
Antibacterial And Antifungal

Abstract-The essential oil of Juniperus phoenicea was obtained by hydrodistillation method using a Clevenger-type apparatus with a yield of 1.9 % and was analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to a mass spectrometer (GC-MS). Twelve volatile compounds were identified representing 99,85% of the total oil composition, while the α-pinene (78,31%), β-Myrcene (11,92%) and limonene (3,96%) were the major compounds. This essential oil was evaluated as an antibacterial and antifungal agent. The result showed that the oil presents a high biological activity as an antibacterial agent against the three tested strains Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeroginos. It's also active as an antifungal agent against the Candida albicans with a zone inhibition of 28 mm. Keywords: Medicinal plant, Juniperus, phoenicea, Essential oil, Chemical composition, Antimicrobial activity.

scholarly journals Salivary Metabolomics for Diagnosis and Monitoring Diseases: Challenges and Possibilities

Metabolites ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 587
Author(s):  
Eelis Hyvärinen ◽  
Minttu Savolainen ◽  
Jopi J. W. Mikkonen ◽  
Arja M. Kullaa
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Profile ◽  
Biological Fluid ◽  
Treatment Success ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Biological Information ◽  
Systemic Diseases ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Biochemical Processes ◽  
Diagnosis And Prognosis ◽  
Viable Method

Saliva is a useful biological fluid and a valuable source of biological information. Saliva contains many of the same components that can be found in blood or serum, but the components of interest tend to be at a lower concentration in saliva, and their analysis demands more sensitive techniques. Metabolomics is starting to emerge as a viable method for assessing the salivary metabolites which are generated by the biochemical processes in elucidating the pathways underlying different oral and systemic diseases. In oral diseases, salivary metabolomics has concentrated on periodontitis and oral cancer. Salivary metabolites of systemic diseases have been investigated mostly in the early diagnosis of different cancer, but also neurodegenerative diseases. This mini-review article aims to highlight the challenges and possibilities of salivary metabolomics from a clinical viewpoint. Furthermore, applications of the salivary metabolic profile in diagnosis and prognosis, monitoring the treatment success, and planning of personalized treatment of oral and systemic diseases are discussed.

scholarly journals Clinical Potential and Current Progress of Dental Pulp Stem Cells for Various Systemic Diseases in Regenerative Medicine: A Concise Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 1132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoichi Yamada ◽  
Sayaka Nakamura-Yamada ◽  
Kaoru Kusano ◽  
Shunsuke Baba
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Mesenchymal Stem Cells ◽  
Regenerative Medicine ◽  
Dental Pulp ◽  
Spinal Cord Injuries ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Dental Pulp Stem Cells ◽  
Systemic Diseases ◽  
Oral Diseases

Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) are mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) that have multipotent differentiation and a self-renewal ability. They have been useful not only for dental diseases, but also for systemic diseases. Extensive studies have suggested that DPSCs are effective for various diseases, such as spinal cord injuries, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, cerebral ischemia, myocardial infarction, muscular dystrophy, diabetes, liver diseases, eye diseases, immune diseases, and oral diseases. DPSCs have the potential for use in a cell-therapeutic paradigm shift to treat these diseases. It has also been reported that DPSCs have higher regenerative potential than the bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells known as representative MSCs. Therefore, DPSCs have recently gathered much attention. In this review, the therapeutic potential of DPSCs, the latest progress in the pre-clinical study for treatment of these various systemic diseases, and the clinical applications of DPSCs in regenerative medicine, are all summarized. Although challenges, including mechanisms of the effects and establishment of cell processing and transplantation methods for clinical use, still remain, DPSCs could be promising stem cells sources for various clinical applications, because of their easy isolation by a noninvasive procedure without ethical concerns.

Synthesis of Grafted Biodegradable Poly(ε-caprolactone) as Antibacterial and Antifungal Agent

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 697-705
Author(s):  
Sarra Benguella ◽  
Aicha Hachemaoui ◽  
Ahmed Yahiaoui ◽  
Abdelkader Dehbi
Keyword(s):  
Antifungal Agent ◽  
Biodegradable Poly ◽  
Antibacterial And Antifungal

Internet of Things—A Novel Innovation in Dentistry

2020 ◽  
pp. 232020682098024
Author(s):  
Balaji Ganesh S ◽  
Kalaivanan Sugumar
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Biomedical Engineering ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
Caries Tooth

We are living in an era where medicine and dentistry are evolving. Dental caries, tooth malalignment and periodontal diseases are being encountered by dental specialists in their daily practices. New digital technologies are emerging in dentistry for diagnostic and treatment purposes. Digitization enhances our efficiency and saves time. One of the recent smart technological innovation in healthcare field is the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT consists of a network of physical gadgets embedded with instrumentation electronics, mounted chips and sensors. Through cloud web technology and internet connectivity, the required data collection is enabled. Acquired data is then exchanged to the doctors and analysis is done. This review article deals about the concept of IoT and its futuristic role in dentistry. The review article is based on the electronic searching and analysis of various international and national publications on the IoT concept in dentistry, medicine and biomedical engineering. A bench marking analysis was made on various applications, pros and cons of IoT in dentistry. IoT will play a paramount role in the clinical advancement aspects of diagnosis and management of various oral diseases in the forthcoming decades.

3D MR Neurography

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (03) ◽  
pp. 409-417
Author(s):  
Omid Khalilzadeh ◽  
Laura M. Fayad ◽  
Shivani Ahlawat
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Nerves ◽  
Tissue Characterization ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Mr Neurography ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Neurography ◽  
Technical Considerations ◽  
Peripheral Nerve Diseases

AbstractHigh-resolution isotropic volumetric three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance neurography (MRN) techniques enable multiplanar depiction of peripheral nerves. In addition, 3D MRN provides anatomical and functional tissue characterization of different disease conditions affecting the peripheral nerves. In this review article, we summarize clinically relevant technical considerations of 3D MRN image acquisition and review clinical applications of 3D MRN to assess peripheral nerve diseases, such as entrapments, trauma, inflammatory or infectious neuropathies, and neoplasms.

scholarly journals Nodal and Pedal MR Lymphangiography of the Central Lymphatic System: Techniques and Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (03) ◽  
pp. 250-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claus Christian Pieper
Keyword(s):  
Interventional Radiology ◽  
Lymphatic System ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Flow Dynamics ◽  
Lymphatic Malformations ◽  
Lymphatic Flow ◽  
Dynamic Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Lymphatic Imaging

AbstractNovel lymphatic imaging and interventional techniques are increasingly used in the diagnostic workup and treatment of pathologies of the central lymphatic system and have opened a new field of interventional radiology. The mainstay of lymphatic imaging today is magnetic resonance lymphangiography (MRL). It provides information on the anatomy of the central lymphatic system, lymphatic flow, as well as lymphatic pathologies and therefore is a valuable tool for treatment planning. There are two techniques to perform contrast-enhanced MRL: nodal dynamic contrast-enhanced MRL (nodal DCE-MRL) and interstitial transpedal MRL (tMRL). Nodal DCE-MRL yields superior information on lymphatic flow dynamics and is therefore best suited for suspected lymphatic flow pathologies and lymphatic malformations. tMRL is a technically simpler alternative for central lymphatic visualization without the need for sonographically guided lymph node cannulation. This review article describes current MRL techniques with a focus on contrast-enhanced MRL, their specific advantages, and possible clinical applications in patients suffering from pathologies of the central lymphatic system.

The Role of Bacterial Biofilms in Dental Caries and Periodontal and Peri-implant Diseases: A Historical Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.P.V. Colombo ◽  
A.C.R. Tanner
Keyword(s):  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Oral Microbiome ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Oral Infections ◽  
Microbial Biofilms ◽  
Holistic Concept ◽  
Dental Diseases ◽  
The One ◽  
Associated Species ◽  
Clinical Conditions

Over the last hundred years, groundbreaking research in oral microbiology has provided a broad and deep understanding about the oral microbiome, its interactions with our body, and how the community can affect our health, be protective, or lead to the development of dental diseases. During this exciting journey, hypotheses were proposed, and concepts were established, discarded, and later revisited from updated perspectives. Dental plaque, previously considered a polymicrobial community of unspecific pathogenicity, is recognized as microbial biofilms with healthy, cariogenic, or periodontopathogenic profiles, resulting from specific ecologic determinants and host factors. The “one pathogen, one disease” paradigm of oral infections has been replaced by a holistic concept of a microbial community as the entity of pathogenicity. Cutting-edge technology can now explore large microbial communities related to different clinical conditions, which has led to finding several novel disease-associated species and potential pathobionts and pathobiomes. This vast amount of data generated over time has widened our view of the etiology of caries and periodontal and peri-implant diseases and has promoted updated strategies to treat and prevent the oral diseases.

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