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Propolis and its potential uses in oral health
Abhishek Parolia1*,
Manuel S. Thomas1, M. Kundabala1 and
Mandakini Mohan2
1Department
of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, MCODS, Mangalore,
India.
2Department
of Prosthodontics, MCODS Manipal, India.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
paroliaabhi@yahoo.com
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Tel: 91-824-2428716, Extn 5660. Fax: 91- 824-2422653.
Accepted 20 May, 2010 |
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The health industry has always used natural products as an
alternative, to the conventional allopathic formulations
available for the treatment of various afflictions.
Propolis, a natural antibiotic is a resinous yellow brown to
dark brown substance that
honey
bees (Apis mellifera) collect from tree
buds, sap flows, shrubs or other botanical sources to seal
unwanted open spaces in the
hive,
protecting it from outside contaminants. The main chemical
classes present in propolis are flavonoids, phenolics and
other various aromatic compounds. Flavonoids are well known
plant compounds that have antibacterial, antifungal,
antiviral, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory proprieties.
Propolis has been used in dentistry for various purposes and
has a promising role in future medicine as well as in
dentistry. This paper is an attempt to review various
applications of this compound in dentistry.
Key words:
Propolis, oral health.
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