Effects of Green Tea Use on Dental and Periodontal Health in Children

Öz

Oral hygiene is essential for prevention of dental caries and periodontal diseases. If mechanical cleaning cannot be performed, mouthwashes, which have antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antiplaque effects, are of great importance in providing oral hygiene. The healing effects of polyphenols in content of green tea, which is a common beverage, have been reported in many studies. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is major polyphenol found in green tea. It is most biologically active with its antioxidant, antiinflammatory, antibacterial and anticarcinogenic properties.In this review, current literature information has been compiled dental and periodontal effects of green tea use in children. Green tea; Chlorhexidine etc. features such as wide age range in its use, mostly no side effects, no limited usage period, no harm in swallowing. are its main advantages over mouthwashes. Green tea, an easy-to-find, low-cost herb for oral healthy can be a beneficial agent.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Child
• Dentistry
• Mouthwash
• Green tea

Çocuklarda Yeşil Çay Kullanımının Dental ve Periodontal Sağlığa Etkileri

Öz

Diş çürüğü ve periodontal hastalıkların önlenmesinde öncelikle iyi oral hijyen gereklidir. Antimikrobiyal, antienflamatuar ve antiplak özellikli gargaralar mekanik temizleme yapılamadığı durumlarda oral hijyen sağlamada büyük öneme sahiptir. Yaygın bulunan bir içecek olan yeşil çayın içeriğindeki polifenollerin iyileştirici etkileri birçok çalışmada bildirilmiştir. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, yeşil çayda bulunan başlıca polifenoldür. Antioksidan, antienflamatuar, antibakteriyel ve antikanserojenik özellikleriyle biyolojik olarak en aktif olanıdır. Yeşil çayın ağız ve diş sağlığına etkilerine yönelik birçok çalışma yapılmıştır. Bu derlemede yeşil çayın çocuklarda kullanımının dental ve periodontal sağlığa etkileriyle ilgili güncel literatür bilgileri derlenmiştir. Kullanımında yaş aralığının daha geniş olması, çoğunlukla herhangi bir yan etkisinin olmaması, sınırlı kullanım süresinin olmaması, yutulmasında bir sakınca olmaması gibi özellikleri yeşil çayın klorheksidin vb. gargaralara karşı başlıca avantajlarıdır. Sağlıklı bir ağız için kolay bulunabilen, düşük maliyetli bir bitki olan yeşil çay faydalı bir ajan olabilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yeşil çay
• Gargara
• Çocuk
• Çocuk diş hekimliği

Kaynakça

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