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ReviewJournal of intercultural ethnopharmacology

Herbs as an antioxidant arsenal for periodontal diseases.

Asha Ramesh, Sheeja Saji Varghese, Jayakumar Nadathur Doraiswamy, Sankari Malaiappan

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Review in Journal of intercultural ethnopharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 224 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Asha RameshDepartment of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India.
Sheeja Saji VargheseDepartment of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India.
Jayakumar Nadathur DoraiswamyDepartment of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India.
Sankari MalaiappanDepartment of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India.
Saveetha University · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herbal medicines have long been used as a traditional mode of therapy for various ailments in India. They are being used increasingly as dietary supplements to ward off common diseases. Periodontal diseases are highly prevalent and can affect up to 90% of the world population. Gingivitis is the mild form whereas periodontitis results in an irreversible loss of supporting structures of the teeth. Even though periodontal pathogens form a crucial component in the etiopathogenesis of periodontitis, there is a growing body of evidence suggesting oxidative stress playing a pivotal role in the disease initiation and progression. Studies have shown a direct correlation between increased levels of biomarkers for tissue damage induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS) to the severity of periodontal disease. Thus, the focus of attention has revolved back to herbal medicines due to their wide spectrum of biological and medicinal activities, lower costs, and higher safety margin. Internet databases Pubmed and Google Scholar were searched, and the most relevant articles were considered for review. This review briefly describes the various herbs with antioxidant capacity and their potency in the treating periodontal disease.

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Antioxidant capacityherbal medicineperiodontitis

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PMID27069730
PMCPMC4805154
OpenAlexW2304644588

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