Pomegranate and Improved Gingival Health

• Effectiveness of Herbal Medicines with Anti-Inflammatory, Antimicrobial, and Antioxidant Properties in Improving Oral Health and Treating Gingivitis and Periodontitis: A Systematic Review.

  • 2025-02-21
  • Systematic Review
  • Nutrients 17(5)
  • • Giuseppina Malcangi
    • Angelo Michele Inchingolo
    • Lucia Casamassima
    • Irma Trilli
    • Laura Ferrante
    • Francesco Inchingolo
    • Andrea Palermo
    • Alessio Danilo Inchingolo
    • Gianna Dipalma

  • PubMed: 40077632
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu17050762

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  • Improved Gingival Health

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  Polyherbal formulations and single-component extracts (e.g., Camellia sinensis, Punica granatum, Zingiber officinale, and Rosmarinus officinalis) demonstrated comparable efficacy to conventional agents like chlorhexidine (CHX).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes