Almadi Ebtissam M, Almohaimede Amal A
Department of Restorative Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail.
Saudi Med J. 2018 Feb;39(2):124-130. doi: 10.15537/smj.2018.2.21038.
Herbal remedies are used throughout the world, either in earlier or in recent times. The number of studies on this alternative therapeutic system increased in the last decades. In this paper, the relevant literature on the use of natural products in root canal therapy is revised from a MEDLINE database search. The uses of medicinal plants in endodontics include cleaning and disinfection of root canals, intracanal medicaments between appointments, sealer cements, and for removal of obturation material. Other studies showed the effect of natural products in pulpal and dentin repair. Their use is anecdotal, and their effectiveness showed to be variable and is always compared to the chemical standards currently being used. Alkaloids, coumarins, saponins, and flavonoids are aromatic substances that are produced by plants and evaluated for their therapeutic potential. Further investigation into benefits of natural products is warranted.
草药疗法在世界各地都有应用，无论是在早期还是近代。在过去几十年里，关于这种替代治疗体系的研究数量有所增加。在本文中，通过检索MEDLINE数据库，对根管治疗中使用天然产物的相关文献进行了综述。药用植物在牙髓病学中的应用包括根管的清洁和消毒、复诊期间的根管内药物、封闭剂以及去除充填材料。其他研究表明天然产物在牙髓和牙本质修复中的作用。它们的使用多为传闻，其有效性各不相同，并且总是与目前使用的化学标准进行比较。生物碱、香豆素、皂苷和黄酮类化合物是植物产生的芳香物质，并对其治疗潜力进行了评估。有必要对天然产物的益处进行进一步研究。
