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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2025

Abhishek Motimath, Shabana Shaik, Himalaya Udaniya, Palak Choudhary, Jalpa Shah, Naina Pattnaik, Mahesh Ghadage, Bhumika J Patel

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Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Abhishek MotimathDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, KLE V K Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
Shabana ShaikDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, The Oxford Dental College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Himalaya UdaniyaDepartment of Dentistry, Government Medical College, Datia, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Palak ChoudharyDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, People's College of Dental Science and Research Center, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Jalpa ShahDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology, Ahmedabad Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Naina PattnaikDepartment of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, Kalinga Institute of Dental Science, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Mahesh GhadageDepartment of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Bhumika J PatelDepartment of Dentistry, Howard University, College of Dentistry, Washington DC, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Oral mucosal healing is a complex biological process involving epithelial and connective tissue regeneration. The use of antioxidants has been proposed to accelerate healing by reducing oxidative stress and enhancing tissue repair. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different antioxidants on oral mucosal healing in an Materials and Methods: Oral mucosal cells were cultured in a standard medium and subjected to scratch wound assays. The experimental groups included treatment with Vitamin C (100 μM), Vitamin E (50 μM), and a combination of both. A control group without antioxidant treatment was maintained. Healing was assessed at 24, 48, and 72 hours using image analysis software. Oxidative stress markers, including malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, were measured. Data were analyzed using ANOVA and post-hoc tests ( Results: At 72 hours, the wound closure percentage was significantly higher in the Vitamin C group (80%) compared to the control (50%) and Vitamin E group (70%). The combination group showed the highest healing rate (90%). MDA levels were reduced by 35% in the combination group, while SOD activity increased by 40% compared to the control. The difference between all experimental groups and the control was statistically significant ( Conclusion: Antioxidants, particularly in combination, significantly enhance oral mucosal healing

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Antioxidantsin vitro studyoral mucosal healingoxidative stressvitamin Cvitamin E

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