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Trial reportFrontiers in dental medicine2026

Innovative herbal oil formulation as a pre-prosthetic mucosal conditioner: a prospective controlled cytological study on the degree of keratinization in edentulous ridge mucosa before and after Its topical application.

Savitha Dandekery, Rajesh Shetty, Sanath Shetty, Suman B, Mallikarjuna Ragher, Riaz Abdulla, Uma M Prabhu

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Trial report in Frontiers in dental medicine, 2026. 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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7 authors.

Savitha DandekeryDepartment of Prosthodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, India.
Rajesh ShettyDepartment of Prosthodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, India.
Sanath ShettyDepartment of Prosthodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, India.
Suman BDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, KVG Dental College and Hospital, Sullia, India.
Mallikarjuna RagherDepartment of Prosthodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, India.
Riaz AbdullaDepartment of Prosthodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, India.
Uma M PrabhuDepartment of Prosthodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Adequate keratinization of the edentulous ridge is fundamental for denture support, retention, stability, and mucosal resilience. This study evaluated the effect of topical Moringa oleifera stem bark oil on oral mucosal keratinization in edentulous ridges using a prospective controlled clinical trial design with a water-massage control group. Methods: One hundred and eight completely edentulous participants were enrolled between April 2025 and September 2025: a treatment group ( Results: The treatment group demonstrated a significant progressive increase in superficial keratinized cells, from a median of 57.5 at T0 to 114.0 at T4 [Friedman Conclusion: Topical Moringa oleifera stem bark oil was associated with a significant increase in cytological markers of keratinization, with no change in the water-massage control group, and descriptively demonstrated favourable Clinical Trial Registration: (https://ctri.nic.in) CTRI/2025/04/084650; Patent Publication No. 202241052361.

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cytocompatibilityedentulous ridgeexfoliative cytologyherbal dentistrykeratinizationmoringa oleifera (MO)mucosal conditioningprosthodontics

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PMID42718650
PMCPMC13553274

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