What is it about?
This review explores medicinal plant-based products for preventing and treating oral diseases, offering updated insights into the scientific basis for using herbs as active ingredients in oral health care. Hence, we focused on: (1) phenolic compounds, the most abundant and common phytochemicals, and (2) terpenes and terpenoids, the most diverse and widely distributed group in the plant kingdom.
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Why is it important?
This review explores the evidence supporting the oral health-promoting of specific constituents in medicinal herbs. These constituents can potentially be consumed for health or used in pharmaceuticals.
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Collaborating with co-authors from Italy, Austria, and Switzerland made writing this article a truly rewarding experience. I hope this article has successfully bridged the knowledge gap by compiling and synthesizing evidence on the potential benefits of herbal polyphenols, terpenes, and terpenoids, particularly for readers interested in exploring herbal products within alternative medicine.
Prof. Ahmad Arzani
Isfahan University of Technology
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This page is a summary of: Plant polyphenols, terpenes, and terpenoids in oral health, Open Medicine, January 2025, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/med-2025-1183.
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