Herbal Medicine in Brazilian Dentistry: A Systematic Review of SciELO (2019 - 2025)
Lucas do Valle Morais1, Thalwylla Reiler Morato dos Reis Moreira2, Viviana Moraes Neder3, Irineu Gregnanin Pedron4*, Leopoldo Penteado Nucci da Silva1
1Undergraduation Student, School of Dentistry, Centro Universitario Braz Cubas, Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.
2DDS, MDS. Professor, Centro Universitario Afya, Maceio, Brazil.
3DDS, MDS, PhD. Professor, Department of Oral Surgery and Integrated Clinic, School of Dentistry, Centro Universitario Braz Cubas, Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.
4DDS, MDS. Professor, Department of Periodontics and Integrated Clinic, School of Dentistry, Centro Universita rio Braz Cubas, Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.
5DDS, MDS, PhD. Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Universita rio Prof. Alberto Antunes, Alagoas, Brazil; Centro Universitario Afya Maceio, Brazil.
*Corresponding Author: Irineu Gregnanin Pedron, DDS, MDS. Professor, Department of Periodontics and Integrated Clinic, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Braz Cubas, Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.
https://doi.org/10.58624/SVOADE.2025.06.034
Received: October 29, 2025
Published: November 17, 2025
Citation: do Valle Morais L, dos Reis Moreira TRM, Neder VM, Pedron IG, da Silva LPN. Herbal Medicine in Brazilian Dentistry: A Systematic Review of SciELO (2019 - 2025). SVOA Dentistry 2025, 6:6, 209-214. doi: 10.58624/SVOADE.2025.06.034
Abstract
Objective: To synthesize evidence on the use of herbal therapies in Dentistry indexed in SciELO (2019 - 2025).
Methods: PRISMA-based systematic review; SciELO search (2019 - 2025) combining phytotherapy terms with dentistry-related descriptors. Eligibility: in vitro, in vivo, and clinical dental studies involving herbal products.
Results: Seven studies were included (1 randomized clinical trial, 1 nonrandomized clinical study, 3 animal experiments, 2 in vitro). Findings suggest benefits of Pistacia eurycarpa extract on alveolar bone loss, eucalyptus and Calendula officinalis gels for oral mucositis, and honey-lemon spray for recurrent aphthous stomatitis; propolis derivatives showed antimicrobial/modulatory effects.
Conclusion: Evidence is promising for selected indications, but methodological heterogeneity and few clinical trials remain. Controlled trials and extract standardization are needed.
Keywords: Phytotherapy; Medicine Herbal; Vegetal extract; Dentistry; Systematic Review
