Antioxidants in Endodontics: A Strategic Review
Published: May 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.5944
Shyam Patel, Manoj Kumar Hans, Subhash Chander, Amrit Singh Ahluwalia
1. Post Graduate Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Vyas Dental College, Jodhpur, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Vyas Dental College, Jodhpur, India.
3. Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Vyas Dental College, Jodhpur, India.
4. Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Vyas Dental College, Jodhpur, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Manoj Kumar Hans,
Associate Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics,Vyas Dental College, Jodhpur, India.
E-mail: hansie51@yahoo.com
Over the past few decades, the free radicals and antioxidants have attracted tremendous importance in the field of dentistry. Depending on the level of free radicals in the body, they can either be harmful or helpful. Antioxidants are the substances that interact with and stabilize free radicals thereby protecting cells from the damage caused by free radicals. The indigenous antioxidants may be useful in preventing the harmful effects of oxidative stress. The present article presents a review on the free radicals formation, their role in disease pathogenesis, antioxidants and their potential role in endodontics.
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