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Natural Compounds for Preventing Ear, Nose, and Throat-Related Oral Infections
Oral health is an essential element in maintaining general well-being. By preserving the complex equilibrium within the oral microbial community, commensal microorganisms can protect against extrinsic pathogenic threats. However, when an imbalance occurs, the organism is susceptible to a broad range...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8468404/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34579380 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10091847 |
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author | Niculescu, Adelina-Gabriela Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai |
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description | Oral health is an essential element in maintaining general well-being. By preserving the complex equilibrium within the oral microbial community, commensal microorganisms can protect against extrinsic pathogenic threats. However, when an imbalance occurs, the organism is susceptible to a broad range of infections. Synthetic drugs can be administered to help the body fight against the fungal, bacterial, or viral burden. Nonetheless, they may produce undesirable consequences such as toxicity, adverse effects, and drug resistance. In this respect, research has focused on finding safer and more efficient alternatives. Particularly, increasing attention has been drawn towards developing novel formulations based on natural compounds. This paper reviews the plant-based, algae-based, and beehive products investigated for their antimicrobial properties, aiming to thoroughly present the state of the art on oral infection prevention in the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) field. |
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spelling | pubmed-84684042021-09-27 Natural Compounds for Preventing Ear, Nose, and Throat-Related Oral Infections Niculescu, Adelina-Gabriela Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai Plants (Basel) Review Oral health is an essential element in maintaining general well-being. By preserving the complex equilibrium within the oral microbial community, commensal microorganisms can protect against extrinsic pathogenic threats. However, when an imbalance occurs, the organism is susceptible to a broad range of infections. Synthetic drugs can be administered to help the body fight against the fungal, bacterial, or viral burden. Nonetheless, they may produce undesirable consequences such as toxicity, adverse effects, and drug resistance. In this respect, research has focused on finding safer and more efficient alternatives. Particularly, increasing attention has been drawn towards developing novel formulations based on natural compounds. This paper reviews the plant-based, algae-based, and beehive products investigated for their antimicrobial properties, aiming to thoroughly present the state of the art on oral infection prevention in the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) field. MDPI 2021-09-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8468404/ /pubmed/34579380 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10091847 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Niculescu, Adelina-Gabriela Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai Natural Compounds for Preventing Ear, Nose, and Throat-Related Oral Infections |
title | Natural Compounds for Preventing Ear, Nose, and Throat-Related Oral Infections |
title_full | Natural Compounds for Preventing Ear, Nose, and Throat-Related Oral Infections |
title_fullStr | Natural Compounds for Preventing Ear, Nose, and Throat-Related Oral Infections |
title_full_unstemmed | Natural Compounds for Preventing Ear, Nose, and Throat-Related Oral Infections |
title_short | Natural Compounds for Preventing Ear, Nose, and Throat-Related Oral Infections |
title_sort | natural compounds for preventing ear, nose, and throat-related oral infections |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8468404/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34579380 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10091847 |
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