1. Nigella sativa and its active constituent thymoquinone in oral health
- Author
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Safia A. Al-Attass, Shereen A. Turkistany, and Fat'heya M. Zahran
- Subjects
Nigella sativa ,lcsh:Medicine ,Oral Health ,Review Article ,Dental Caries ,Oral health ,03 medical and health sciences ,Gingivitis ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Benzoquinones ,medicine ,Humans ,Periodontitis ,Oral Ulcer ,Thymoquinone ,Stomatitis ,Traditional medicine ,Plant Extracts ,business.industry ,lcsh:R ,Dental Pulp Diseases ,food and beverages ,030206 dentistry ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Black seed ,stomatognathic diseases ,chemistry ,Tooth Diseases ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Seeds ,medicine.symptom ,Mouth Diseases ,business - Abstract
In this review, we summarized published reports that investigated the role of Nigella sativa (NS) and its active constituent, thymoquinone (TQ) in oral health and disease management. The literature studies were preliminary and scanty, but the results revealed that black seed plants have a potential therapeutic effect for oral and dental diseases. Such results are encouraging for the incorporation of these plants in dental therapeutics and hygiene products. However, further detailed preclinical and clinical studies at the cellular and molecular levels are required to investigate the mechanisms of action of NS and its constituents, particularly TQ.
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- 2016