Antioxidant therapy (lycopene and green tea extract) in periodontal disease: A promising paradigm | Zendy

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Antioxidant therapy (lycopene and green tea extract) in periodontal disease: A promising paradigm

Author(s) -

Manika Jindal,

Pragya Tripathi,

Vikram Blaggana,

Preeti Upadhyay,

Shweta Gupta,

Sadaf Nishat

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of indian society of periodontology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309

H-Index - 28

eISSN - 0975-1580

pISSN - 0972-124X

DOI - 10.4103/jisp.jisp_277_18

Subject(s) - medicine , gingivitis , lycopene , saliva , antioxidant , periodontitis , scaling and root planing , uric acid , green tea extract , periodontium , dentistry , oxidative stress , gastroenterology , chronic periodontitis , green tea , food science , biochemistry , chemistry

Increased oxidative stress has emerged as one of the prime factors in the pathogenesis of periodontitis. Hence, antioxidant therapy may become a promising tool in the treatment of periodontal disease. Uric acid (UA) being a major antioxidant in saliva can be used as a marker to assess the total antioxidant capacity.

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