Nigella sativa and its active constituent thymoquinone in oral health

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.

• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Saudi Medical Journal

• Publication date

  2016-03-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.15537/smj.2016.3.13006PMID 26905343PMCID 4800885
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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• No concepts are published for this paper.

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