Application of Plant-Based Preparations in a Comprehensive Treatment of Inflammatory Periodontal Diseases
Authors:   Dnipro State Medical University. 9, Vernadsky St., Dnipro 49044, Ukraine, Saliuk O. D. , Gerasimchuk P. H. ,   Dnipro Medical Institute of Conventional and Alternative Medicine. 17, Sevastopolska St., Dnipro 49005, Ukraine, Zaitsev L. O. ,   Dnipro Medical Institute of Conventional and Alternative Medicine. 17, Sevastopolska St., Dnipro 49005, Ukraine, Samoilenko I. I. ,   Dnipro Medical Institute of Conventional and Alternative Medicine. 17, Sevastopolska St., Dnipro 49005, Ukraine, Kharchenko A. I. ,   Dnipro Medical Institute of Conventional and Alternative Medicine. 17, Sevastopolska St., Dnipro 49005, Ukraine, Yakutovych О. Yu. ,   Dnipro Medical Institute of Conventional and Alternative Medicine. 17, Sevastopolska St., Dnipro 49005, Ukraine, Mionchynsky D. O. ,   Dnipro Medical Institute of Conventional and Alternative Medicine. 17, Sevastopolska St., Dnipro 49005, Ukraine
Published: October 2021

In this article the review of foreign and domestic literary sources, which are devoted to the actual problem of modern dentistry – the treatment of inflammatory diseases of periodontal tissues: gingivitis and periodontitis are presented. The complex approach to their treatment involves the appointment of a significant amount of pharmacotherapeutic drugs. Therapeutic failures and iatrogenic complications have led to the fact that today the interests of doctors and population to medicinal products significantly increased. The purpose of the study is to analyze the data of scientific literature on the use of plant-based medicinal products for the treatment of periodontal inflammatory diseases over the past 10 years. Materials and methods. Comprehensive and systematic analysis of literature. Review and discussion. The analysis of information sources on the use of plant-based medicinal products in dentistry both independently and in the composition of medical and prophylactic means has established that the modern assortment of plant-based preparations in the pharmaceutical market of Ukraine to a certain extent is limited. The emergence of new plant-based species that have been tested in conditions of experimental pathology and require an evidence-based clinical base is noted. The composition of plant-based preparations used for the treatment of inflammatory periodontal diseases include vitamins, biologically active substances, glycosides, alkaloids, in connection with a wide range of action: antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, regenerating, hemostatic, antioxidative. The data on plant-based preparations that are most often used such as chamomile extracts, calendula, hypericum, plantain, kalanchoe, aloe, eucalyptus, milfoil, nettle, calamus and plant-based species are summarized. The medicinal agents considered are mainly recommended for local treatment of periodontal diseases in the form of dental care means, mouth rinse, gel, chewing gum, herbal liquer. It is known that the complex treatment of periodontal diseases includes a general influence on the body. The properties of green tea with its wide range of actions are investigated. With antioxidant properties, it can be a healthy alternative for controlling destructive changes in periodontal diseases. Attention is drawn to the proposed unique natural complex “Resverazin” due to a wide range of pharmacological action, low toxicity and relative safety. The drug produces antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immune stimulating, vasodilative, neuroprotective action. Conclusion. Based on the literature analysis, it can be concluded that the accumulated experimental and clinical data on the therapeutic properties of plants prove perspective of their use in the complex treatment of inflammatory periodontal diseases. Future studies are mandatory for further confirmation of the effectiveness of these medicinal plants