BENEFITS OF ANTIOXIDANTS ON ORAL HEALTH Authors: Sophia K , DEVI MS*, MANJU J, LINDA CHRISTABEL S, CH ANUPRIYA AND MERRYLDA CLARIBEL S
ABSTRACT
Antioxidants have been successfully used in dentistry because of their positive benefits on
human health. It has the most well-known effect of neutralising the damaging effects of free
radicals. It is being used more frequently in dentistry, as they are in every other medical
sector. It can help in treating oral diseases such as dental caries, dentinal hypersensitivity,
pulp capping, periodontal disorders, bone repairing, bone formation or maturation, peri
implantitis, oral cancers and precancer. This article will highlight the clinical significance and
use of antioxidants therapy in dentistry.
Keywords: Antioxidants, Free radicals, Reactive Oxygen Species, Dentistry Publication date: 01/11/2022 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2022/November/MS_IJBPAS_2022_6603.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.11.6603