Phytotherapeutics used in Brazilian Dentistry: Systematic Review of the SciELO database between 2019 and 2025
Keywords:
Phytotherapy, Medicine Herbal, Vegetal extract, Dentistry, systematic reviewAbstract
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, 2 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.