Plant-Derived Substances with Antibacterial, Antioxidant, and Flavoring Potential to Formulate Oral Health Care Products
Marco A. Lugo-Flores,
Karen P. Quintero-Cabello,
Patricia Palafox-Rivera,
Brenda A. Silva-Espinoza,
Manuel Reynaldo Cruz-Valenzuela,
Luis Alberto Ortega-Ramirez,
Gustavo Adolfo Gonzalez-Aguilar,
Jesus Fernando Ayala-Zavala
Affiliations
Marco A. Lugo-Flores
Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo, A.C., Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazaran Rosas, No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo C.P. 83304, Sonora, Mexico
Karen P. Quintero-Cabello
Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo, A.C., Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazaran Rosas, No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo C.P. 83304, Sonora, Mexico
Patricia Palafox-Rivera
Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo, A.C., Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazaran Rosas, No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo C.P. 83304, Sonora, Mexico
Brenda A. Silva-Espinoza
Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo, A.C., Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazaran Rosas, No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo C.P. 83304, Sonora, Mexico
Manuel Reynaldo Cruz-Valenzuela
Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo, A.C., Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazaran Rosas, No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo C.P. 83304, Sonora, Mexico
Luis Alberto Ortega-Ramirez
Unidad Académica San Luis Río Colorado, Universidad Estatal de Sonora, Carretera, Sonoyta-San Luis Río Colorado km. 6.5, Parque Industrial, San Luis Río Colorado C.P. 83500, Sonora, Mexico
Gustavo Adolfo Gonzalez-Aguilar
Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo, A.C., Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazaran Rosas, No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo C.P. 83304, Sonora, Mexico
Jesus Fernando Ayala-Zavala
Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo, A.C., Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazaran Rosas, No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo C.P. 83304, Sonora, Mexico
Bacterial diseases and reactive oxygen species can cause dental caries and oral cancer. Therefore, the present review analyzes and discusses the antibacterial and antioxidant properties of synthetic and plant-derived substances and their current and future patents to formulate dental products. The reviewed evidence indicates that chlorhexidine, fluorides, and hydrogen peroxide have adverse effects on the sensory acceptability of oral care products. As an alternative, plant-derived substances have antimicrobial and antioxidant properties that can be used in their formulation. Also, adding plant metabolites favors the sensory acceptability of dental products compared with synthetic compounds. Therefore, plant-derived substances have antibacterial, antioxidant, and flavoring activity with the potential to be used in the formulation of toothpaste, mouth rinses, dentures cleansers-fixatives, and saliva substitutes.