Honey and Improved Gingival Health

• The Role of Honey in Dental Caries Prevention: A Narrative Review.

  • 2026-04-13
  • Review
  • Cureus 18(4)
  • • Pierluigi Valente
    • Lapo Sbrenna
    • Andrea Mascolo
    • Andrea Sbrenna
    • Francesco Valente

  • PubMed: 42137682
  • DOI: 10.7759/cureus.106948

  2 Insights on

  • Improved Gingival Health

  • Low evidence

  Clinical evidence suggests that honey may reduce plaque accumulation and improve gingival health, but its effectiveness generally remains inferior to conventional agents such as chlorhexidine.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes