The Most Important Native Iranian Medicinal Plants Affecting The Bacteria that Cause Tooth Decay; A Systematic Review

Abstract

Background: Tooth decay is an infectious disease that is caused by various microorganisms. Chemical drugs used to control and treat tooth decay mainly have side effects. On the other hand, many plants have antimicrobial effect against microbes that cause tooth decay. Therefore, the aim of this study was to introduce Iranian medicinal plants with antimicrobial properties in tooth decay.Method: To reach this purpose, we searched keywords containing Iranian medicinal plants, medicinal plants, Tooth decay, essential oils, and extracts in Pub Med, Web of Science Direct, Scopus, Scientific Information Databases, and Google scholar. Results:The results of our study led to the achievement of 17 articles that intensive on the study of Iranian medicinal plants affecting the bacteria that cause tooth decay. Conclusion:This article introduces a number of plants that have been introduced in different regions of Iran for the treatment of tooth decay, which based on the knowledge of traditional and ethnobotanical medicine of Iran, we believe that they can be used as a drug against tooth decay.

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