RESUMO:Durante um longo período, plantas têm sido avaliadas como fonte de produtos naturais para preservar a saúde humana, inclusive para prevenção de doenças orais, especialmente cárie e doença periodontal. A cárie e a doença periodontal estão associadas a patógenos orais. A atividade antimicrobiana de várias plantas tem sido avaliada contra estes microrganismos patogênicos, dentre elas a Lippia sidoides Cham, uma planta popularmente conhecida como alecrim-pimenta, comumente encontrada no Nordeste do Brasil. Este artigo apresenta uma revisão das diversas atividades biológicas da Lippia sidoides Cham, destacando o seu potencial farmacológico no tratamento e/ou cura de várias doenças como a cárie e a doença periodontal possibilitando, assim, o desenvolvimento de formulações farmacêuticas seguras e eficazes a partir desta fonte natural.
PALAVRAS-CHAVE:Cárie Dentária; Doença Periodontal; Lippia sidoides.
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVIT Y OF ESSENTIAL OIL OF Lippia sidoides IN DENTISTRY: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATUREABSTRACT: For many years plants have been considered as the source of natural products for the preservation of human health, including the prevention of oral diseases, especially caries and periodontal diseases. Since caries and periodontal diseases are associated with oral pathogens, antimicrobial activity of several plants have been evaluated against pathogenic microorganisms, especially Lippia sidoides Cham, popularly known in Brazil as 'alecrim-pimenta', found in the northeastern region of Brazil. Current analysis comprises a review of the different biological activities of Lippia sidoides Cham, with special reference to its pharmacological properties in the treatment and cure of several diseases, such as caries and periodontal diseases. The above may develop into safe and efficacious pharmaceutical formulations from a natural source.
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