Department of Community Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 3 Kasztanowa St, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland.
Department of Temporomandibular Disorders, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 2 Traugutta Sq, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.
Molecules. 2022 Jan 2;27(1):271. doi: 10.3390/molecules27010271.
Conducted studies indicate the relationship between oral health and systemic diseases. Moreover, the latest research indicated that cariogenic bacteria may severely influence the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection and increase risk of COVID-19 complications. This article aims to review various applications of propolis and pay attention to a healthy diet rich in polyphenols, which may allow the reduction of dental plaque accumulation. A literature review has been conducted from June until November 2021. It showed that propolis could be a useful agent in decreasing the accumulation of dental plaque. Moreover, a diet rich in polyphenols prevents cariogenic bacteria and reduces the accumulation of dental plaque. A reduction of a dental plaque may influence the risk of a severe course of COVID-19. Therefore, propolis and a diet rich in polyphenols may play an important role in prophylaxis of systemic diseases. Recently, it has been proven that oral infection may affect cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system, respiratory system, nervous system, as well as may be a risk factor for diabetes mellitus. These aspects should stimulate clinicians to further research about polyphenols.
已进行的研究表明口腔健康与全身疾病之间存在关联。此外，最新研究表明，致龋细菌可能严重影响 SARS-CoV-2 感染过程，并增加 COVID-19 并发症的风险。本文旨在综述蜂胶的各种应用，并关注富含多酚的健康饮食，这可能有助于减少牙菌斑的积累。文献综述的时间范围是 2021 年 6 月至 11 月。结果表明，蜂胶可能是减少牙菌斑积累的有用药物。此外，富含多酚的饮食可以预防致龋细菌并减少牙菌斑的积累。牙菌斑的减少可能会影响 COVID-19 严重病程的风险。因此，蜂胶和富含多酚的饮食可能在预防全身疾病方面发挥重要作用。最近已经证明，口腔感染可能会影响心血管系统、肌肉骨骼系统、呼吸系统、神经系统，并可能成为糖尿病的一个危险因素。这些方面应该促使临床医生进一步研究多酚。
