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KMID : 0362720120500090544
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Journal of the Korean Dental Association
2012 Volume.50 No. 9 p.544 ~ p.551
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Natural Product Research in Dental Caries Prevention
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Jeon Jae-Gyu
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Abstract
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Dental caries is a biofilm-related oral disease, and continues to afflict the majority of the world? population. Although fluoride, delivered in various modalities, remains the mainstay for the prevention of caries, additional approaches are required to enhance its effectiveness. Natural products have been used as a major source of innovative and effective therapeutic agents throughout human history, and have shown promise as a source of components for the development of new drugs. In addition, studies using natural products to prevent or treat oral diseases such as dental caries have received a great deal of attention. A number of compounds, such as epicatechin, allicin and sanguinarine, isolated from natural products, have also been investigated for their efficacy against oral microbial pathogens. However, the use of natural products as an anti-caries agent in clinical practice was controversial because of inadequate knowledge concerning their mechanisms of action and chemical characterization. This study focuses on the current knowledge of natural products in dental caries prevention and suggests natural products are importance sources for the prevention of dental caries.
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KEYWORD
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Dental Caries, Dental biofilms, Natural Products, Virulence Factors
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