Natural Antioxidants in Dentistry – Review Article

E.RITTY JEBA¹, THALAIMALAI SARAVANAN¹ and BALAGUHAN BALASUBRAMANIAN^2,

¹Oral medicine and Radiology, Karpaga vinayaga institute of dental sciences, India

²Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Karpaga vinayaga institute of dental sciences, India

Cite this paper:
E.RITTY JEBA, THALAIMALAI SARAVANAN and BALAGUHAN BALASUBRAMANIAN. Natural Antioxidants in Dentistry – Review Article. International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research. 2015; 3(1):20-23. doi: 10.12691/ijdsr-3-1-6

Abstract

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.

Keywords:
antioxidants natural antioxidants in dentistry free radicals

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