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SynthesisDrug design, development and therapy2021

Antibacterial and Antimicrobial Effects of Xanthorrhizol in the Prevention of Dental Caries: A Systematic Review.

Ghulam Sarwar Khalid, Mohammad Hassan Hamrah, Elaha Somaya Ghafary, Sepideh Hosseini, Fateme Almasi

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Synthesis in Drug design, development and therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ghulam Sarwar KhalidDepartment of Pharmacology, Alberoni University, Kapisa, Afghanistan.
Mohammad Hassan HamrahDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Elaha Somaya GhafaryDepartment of Periodontics, Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan.ORCID 0000-0001-9305-809X
Sepideh HosseiniDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fateme AlmasiDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRAlberoni University · AFKabul University · AF

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundXanthorrhizol is one of the numerous phytochemicals whose pharmacological benefits have been explored for its antibacterial and antimicrobial effects. In light of the role bacteria play for initiating tooth decay, this present systematic review assessed xanthorrhizol's effect against dental caries.

methodsThe electronic databases including Pubmed, Scopus and Embase were searched up to September 2020, Studies examining the antibacterial and antimicrobial effects of xanthorrhizol in the prevention and treatment of dental caries.

resultsEleven studies met the criteria for final inclusion. Findings from these studies showed that xanthorrhizol showed significant inhibition of notable caries causing bacteria including

conclusionSo far, studies exploring the use of xanthorrhizol as a potential drug for the prevention and treatment of dental caries have shown promising outcomes. However, more work needs to be done especially in areas such as optimal dose or concentration, in addition, in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies and selective targeting of cariogenic bacteria has been performed.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacillus cereusDental CariesEnterococcus faecalisHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPhenolsStreptococcus mutansStreptococcus sanguisAnti-Bacterial AgentsPhenolsxanthorrhizolantibacterialantimicrobialdental cariesxanthorrhizol

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PMID33731986
PMCPMC7959204
OpenAlexW3133858794

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