Role of Aloe vera in dental practice- a review

S. Subashree Rathi; Lakshmi Thangavelu

Role of Aloe vera in dental practice- a review

S. Subashree Rathi
, Lakshmi Thangavelu

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (Deemed to be University)

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Abstract

Dental caries, plaque. Periodontal diseases and root canal treatment failure are all associated with oral pathogens. Several plant derivatives have been evaluated with respect to their antimicrobial effects against such pathogenic microorganisms. Aloe vera is one such medicinal plant with antiinflammatory, antimicrobial, antidiabetic and immune-boosting properties. This review has the compiled data of the antibacterial activity of Aloe vera against cariogenic S. mutans, periodontopathic A. actinomycetemcomitans, P. gingivalis, and B. fragilis, Candida albicans and E. faecalis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	Pharma Research
Volume	10
Issue number	1
State	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aloe vera
Anti-microbial
Caries
Root canal failure
plaque

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