eng Science and Education Publishing International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research 2015-01-20 3 1 20 23 10.12691/ijdsr-3-1-6 IJDSR2015316 article E.RITTY JEBA 1 THALAIMALAI SARAVANAN 1 BALAGUHAN BALASUBRAMANIAN rittyjeba@gmail.com 2 Oral medicine and Radiology, Karpaga vinayaga institute of dental sciences, India Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Karpaga vinayaga institute of dental sciences, India Antioxidants are being widely used in routine general clinical practice.Here the uses of natural antioxidants in the dentistry are noted, where the properties of most of the antioxidant have been noted to implicate the actions in dentistry. There are some debates about research methods, protocols on proper doses, the increasing evidences are raising hopes about antioxidants for human health and to make it a boon in dentistry. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijdsr/3/1/6/ijdsr-3-1-6.pdf antioxidants natural antioxidants in dentistry free radicals