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Abstract
The Aloe vera plant is a succulent known for its rich content in vitamins and minerals, thus gaining popularity over the years in healthcare products. With advancements in alternative medicine, it has been recently found useful in dentistry due to properties such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antimicrobial actions that contribute to wound healing. The purpose of this study was to examine and discover how Aloe vera can be used as an alternative therapy in the dental field. The PubMed, Google Scholar and Dentistry & Oral Sciences (DOSS) databases were utilized to find current scientific evidence on the effects of Aloe vera. Relevant articles were summarized to write a review of findings. In this study, 21 articles published from 2015 to present were reviewed. From the studies, there is strong evidence to support that Aloe vera exhibits beneficial effects in prevention of carious lesions, non-surgical scaling and root planing in patients with chronic periodontitis, and oral wounds. Furthermore, it is cost effective and easily accessible. This review’s findings indicate that dental health care providers could recommend Aloe vera as a preventive and an alternative treatment option to improve patients’ oral health status.
Publication Date
2018
Keywords
Aloe vera, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, wound healing, periodontitis, dentistry, scaling and root planing, therapeutic, oral lichen planus
Disciplines
Dental Hygiene | Dental Materials | Dental Public Health and Education | Oral Biology and Oral Pathology | Periodontics and Periodontology
Faculty Advisor/Mentor
Dr. Joan Pellegrini
Dental Hygiene Student Scholarship
Date of Submission
May 2018
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Dental Hygiene Commons, Dental Materials Commons, Dental Public Health and Education Commons, Oral Biology and Oral Pathology Commons, Periodontics and Periodontology Commons