Review Article
Year: 2021 | Month: December | Volume: 8 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 311-317
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20211238
Propolis and Its Implications in Dentistry: A Review
Sushmita Esh1, Avik Narayan Chatterjee2, Budhaditya De3
1MDS (Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics), Dental Surgeon, Kamdahari, Purbapara, Garia, Kolkata-700084
2MDS (Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry), Dental Surgeon, Kamdahari, Purbapara, Garia, Kolkata-700084
3MDS (Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology), Dental Surgeon, Kamdahari, Purbapara, Garia, Kolkata-700084
Corresponding Author: Avik Narayan Chatterjee
ABSTRACT
Propolis is a resinous substance obtained from the beehives that has antioxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory activity. Its diverse chemical content is responsible for many valuable properties. Multiple applications of propolis have been studied and described in detail for centuries. Propolis has been used for surgical wound healing, caries prevention, treatment of dentin hypersensitivity, treatment of aphthous ulcers and propolis as a storage medium for avulsed teeth, root canal irrigating solution, and mouthwash. This paper aims to indicate the uses of Propolis in various fields of dentistry.
Keywords: Dentistry, Propolis, Oral health.
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